Total Crime Rate
250.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
119.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026York Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Garston , and the 201st highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around York Street (L19 8ER) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 102.5% higher than the Garston average (123.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 119.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around York Street (L19 8ER), the main crime hotspot is near Chesterton Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Garston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windfield Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hardy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bank'S Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bank'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monkfield Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lord Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lord Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lyon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lord Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chesterton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottrell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carpathia Close | — |
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