Total Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wellington Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 425th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (L22 8QL) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (L22 8QL), the main crime hotspot is near Duke Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murat Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marine Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerville Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deacon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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