Total Crime Rate

165.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 165.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Heriot Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Everton West , and the 356th 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 Heriot Street (L5 7SB) in the last 12 months was 165.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heriot Street (L5 7SB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Heriot Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tariff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopwood Street —
Apr 2026Public order Lithou Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lithou Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lithou Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epsom Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tariff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Skirving Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Skirving Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benledi Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopwood Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopwood Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopwood Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopwood Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopwood Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hopwood Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hopwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hopwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hopwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hopwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopwood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopwood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopwood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lithou Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Sterling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lethbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmonton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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