Crime Rates at Athol Street, Liverpool, L5 2QY

Athol Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Everton West , and the 638th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Athol Street (L5 2QY) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower than the Everton West average (223.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 324.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athol Street (L5 2QY), the main crime hotspot is near Hopwood Street. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.