Total Crime Rate

803.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

360.1 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 803.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 360.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 257.6 10/10
  • Drugs 99.7 10/10
  • Other theft 88.6 10/10
  • Public order 88.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 77.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 49.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.1 10/10
  • Burglary 38.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Other crime 16.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
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

Great Mersey Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in County , and the 33rd 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 Great Mersey Street (L5 7SS) in the last 12 months was 803.3 per 1,000 residents and was 373.4% higher than the County average (169.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 260.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 130 (≈ 360.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Mersey Street (L5 7SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackfield Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tariff Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great Mersey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swindon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Athol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Athol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Reading Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lethbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elstow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Athol Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Gerard'S Close —
Apr 2026Public order St Gerard'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Athol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tariff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Mersey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lemon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmonton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lemon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heriot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tariff Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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