Total Crime Rate

181.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.7 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 181.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Robbery 12.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Smeaton Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in County , and the 305th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 181.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher than the County average (169.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smeaton Street (L4 3SW), the main crime hotspot is near Back Westminster Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Roxburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cairo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Westminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Barlow Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Back Barlow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langtry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cairo Street —
Apr 2026Public order Cairo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delamore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westminster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roxburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradewell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradewell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradewell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradewell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langtry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langtry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harlech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Harlech Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harlech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirkdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rumney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rumney Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harlech Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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