Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.2 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 107.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gray Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 220th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gray Street (L20 4PN) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.8% lower than the Linacre average (190.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gray Street (L20 4PN), the main crime hotspot is near Waller Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gray Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smollett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dryden Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lime Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Prior Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prior Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kipling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Collins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Percy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burns Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Smollett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Falconer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Keats Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falconer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falconer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hawarden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smollett Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Collins Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Fort Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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