Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 46.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

City Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in County , and the 478th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Road (L4 5TE) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (L4 5TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Muriel Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near City Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour City Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nimrod Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ismay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences City Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keith Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodison Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Goodison Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowell Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodison Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wilburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winslow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milman Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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