Total Crime Rate

2034.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

462.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2034.5 10/10
  • Other crime 1144.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 462.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 413.8 10/10
  • Other theft 189.7 10/10
  • Drugs 110.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.1 10/10
  • Public order 37.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Robbery 10.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Virgil Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Everton West , and the 11th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Virgil Street (L5 5BY) in the last 12 months was 2034.5 per 1,000 residents and was 812.0% higher than the Everton West average (223.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 332 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 462.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Virgil Street (L5 5BY), the main crime hotspot is near Cazneau Street. Police recorded 485 crimes here, including 105 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Virgil Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Martin'S Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rose Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rose Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Rose Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cazneau Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cazneau Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cazneau Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cazneau Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cazneau Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cazneau Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cazneau Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cazneau Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Cazneau Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cazneau Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Beau Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cazneau Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Adelaide Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quatrain Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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