Total Crime Rate

549.5 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 549.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 207.9 10/10
  • Public order 64.4 10/10
  • Drugs 59.4 10/10
  • Burglary 54.5 10/10
  • Other theft 44.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Espin Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in County , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Espin Street (L4 5XE) in the last 12 months was 549.5 per 1,000 residents and was 219.6% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 282.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Espin Street (L4 5XE), the main crime hotspot is near A59. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Espin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodison Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Ireton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Walton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ismay Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lind Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences City Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pym Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ismay Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Andrew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lowell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lowell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ireton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dyson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dyson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mandeville Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ismay Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bardsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wilburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goodison Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hans Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nimrod Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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