Total Crime Rate

104.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • 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

Leighton Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in County , and the 602nd 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 Leighton Street (L4 3TY) in the last 12 months was 104.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leighton Street (L4 3TY), the main crime hotspot is near Westminster Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leighton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langtry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Back Barlow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Back Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westminster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langtry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ursula Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roxburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cairo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Westminster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Barlow Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langtry Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roxburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chirkdale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cairo Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delamore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cairo Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westminster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langtry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rumney Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rumney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roxburgh Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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