Total Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.8 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 101.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.8 9/10
  • Public order 48.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Gerneth Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Garston , and the 629th 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 Gerneth Close (L24 1UP) in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% lower than the Garston average (123.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gerneth Close (L24 1UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bognor Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melbourne Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gerneth Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rycot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Woodend Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gerneth Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodend Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Belsford Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Belsford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pharmacy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacklock Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blacklock Hall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bray Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brushwood Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bray Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Gerneth Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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