Total Crime Rate

171.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 171.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Stapleton Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Speke , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stapleton Avenue (L24 0SG) in the last 12 months was 171.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% higher than the Speke average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stapleton Avenue (L24 0SG), the main crime hotspot is near Wellbrook Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stapleton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wellbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fenton Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramsbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Western Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wellbrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Western Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fenton Green —
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Data Sources

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