Crime Rates at Melrose Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 1RL

Melrose Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 344th highest 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 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% lower than the Church average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Road (L22 1RL), the main crime hotspot is near Durham Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.