Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 62.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Great Mersey Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Everton West , and the 630th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Mersey Street (L5 7SU) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Mersey Street (L5 7SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swindon 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Athol Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tariff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lemon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Mersey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Athol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lemon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blackfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heriot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Major Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Athol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tariff Street 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 Swindon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lethbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edmonton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crompton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Gerard'S Close
Apr 2026Drugs Athol Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Gerard'S Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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