Total Crime Rate

336.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

219.8 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 336.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 219.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.8 10/10
  • Public order 56.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

City Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in County , and the 118th 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 City Road (L4 5TF) in the last 12 months was 336.2 per 1,000 residents and was 98.1% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 219.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (L4 5TF), the main crime hotspot is near City Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in City Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order City Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Espin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Espin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Espin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Church Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Emery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ripon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penuel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keith Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pentland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stepney Grove —
Apr 2026Drugs Askew Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Espin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goodison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swanston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swanston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Golden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Haldane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Haldane Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haldane Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Frodsham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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