Total Crime Rate

109.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Drugs 28.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vesuvius Place area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Everton West , and the 600th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vesuvius Place (L5 2SH) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower than the Everton West average (226.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vesuvius Place (L5 2SH), the main crime hotspot is near Skirving Street. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 16 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skirving Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Skirving Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skirving Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skirving Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Skirving Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skirving Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skirving Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skirving Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skirving Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Skirving Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Skirving Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Skirving Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Skirving Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Skirving Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Skirving Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mosslake Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Skirving Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Skirving Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Skirving Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skirving Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skirving Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sterling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skirving Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skirving Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Mersey 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 2025Drugs Medea Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lemon Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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