Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

York Way area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Garston , and the 627th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Way (L19 8JS) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Way (L19 8JS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in York Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windfield Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bank'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monkfield Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lyon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bank'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hardy Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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