Crime Rates at Walsh Close, Liverpool, L5 8YG

Walsh Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Everton West , and the 562nd 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 Walsh Close (L5 8YG) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 64.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsh Close (L5 8YG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vauxhall Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.