Total Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 70.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lightbody Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Everton West , and the 690th 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 Lightbody Street (L5 9UU) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Everton West average (223.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lightbody Street (L5 9UU), the main crime hotspot is near Saltney Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lightbody Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Albans Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Landor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Saltney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saltney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltney Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houlgrave Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Francine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltney Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockfields View —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lockfields View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltney Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Landor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Landor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glegg Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockfields View Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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