Total Crime Rate
803.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
360.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Commercial Road 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 Commercial Road (L5 9XB) 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 Commercial Road (L5 9XB), the main crime hotspot is near Tariff Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heriot Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swindon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lethbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Reading Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunes Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandhills | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edmonton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Benton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodbine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tariff Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tariff Street | Under investigation |
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