Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 120.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Mersey View area has the 5th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Blundellsands , and the 190th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

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 Mersey View (L22 6QA) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 120.6% higher than the Blundellsands average (54.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mersey View (L22 6QA), the main crime hotspot is near Crosender Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mersey View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersey View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpipers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpipers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crosender Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pinehurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersey View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holden Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holden Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holden Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worthing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastbourne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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