Total Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Mersey Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Blundellsands , and the 398th lowest 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 Mersey Road (L23 3AE) in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mersey Road (L23 3AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fire Station Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Victoria

Crime Over Time in Mersey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Agnes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pinehurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crosender Road —
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnegie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnegie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 8 of 8

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑