Total Crime Rate

700.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 700.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.3 10/10
  • Drugs 116.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 80.3 10/10
  • Other theft 72.0 10/10
  • Public order 72.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 66.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Other crime 24.9 10/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunes Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in County , and the 39th highest crime rate of 1,559 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 Dunes Way (L5 9RJ) in the last 12 months was 700.8 per 1,000 residents and was 307.6% higher than the County average (172.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 263.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunes Way (L5 9RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Steel Court, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canalside Grove (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dunes Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Half Crown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Athol Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Half Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Half Crown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athol Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Athol Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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