Total Crime Rate

220.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 220.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.5 9/10
  • Drugs 48.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Smeaton Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in County , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smeaton Street (L4 3SW) in the last 12 months was 220.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% higher than the County average (172.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 93.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smeaton Street (L4 3SW), the main crime hotspot is near Barlow Street. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smeaton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langtry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leighton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westminster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Roxburgh Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Roxburgh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roxburgh Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Goodall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selwyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Leighton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ruskin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Leighton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Delamore Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Delamore Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westminster Close —
Sep 2025Public order Mayfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Rumney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruskin Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Ruskin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garnett Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Barlow Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harlech Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harlech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barlow Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Back Barlow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Back Barlow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barlow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Margaret Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Barlow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Barlow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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