Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 117.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.2 7/10
  • Drugs 28.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Vesuvius Place area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Everton West , and the 534th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Vesuvius Place (L5 2SH) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vesuvius Place (L5 2SH), the main crime hotspot is near Skirving Street. Police recorded 85 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 Vesuvius Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lemon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skirving Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Major Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vesuvius Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sterling Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sterling Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sterling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elstow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reading Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skirving Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skirving Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skirving Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Skirving Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skirving Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heriot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Medea Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whittle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirkdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Skirving Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skirving Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Skirving Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Skirving Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Skirving Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maregreen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmonton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Mersey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Gerard'S Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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