Total Crime Rate

206.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 206.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Drugs 28.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Athol Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Everton West , and the 254th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Athol Street (L5 2QY) in the last 12 months was 206.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower than the Everton West average (226.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -84.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 976.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athol Street (L5 2QY), the main crime hotspot is near Hopwood Street. Police recorded 102 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 Athol Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Newsham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wright Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Benledi Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Westmoreland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Westmoreland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hopwood Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hopwood Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Hopwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wright Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epsom Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wright Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newsham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Billings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tariff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tariff Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heriot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heriot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Great Mersey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Mersey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodstock Street β€”

Data Sources

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