Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melrose Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 433rd lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melrose Road (L22 1RL) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% lower than the Church average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Road (L22 1RL), the main crime hotspot is near Durham Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doric Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hereford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Doric Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Durham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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