Total Crime Rate

142.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 142.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Gwent Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Everton East , and the 436th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gwent Close (L6 5JN) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher than the Everton East average (133.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwent Close (L6 5JN), the main crime hotspot is near St David'S Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gwent Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Franklin Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Red Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Red Rock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apollo Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St David'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St David'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Franklin Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Albans Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Franklin Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Becky Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becky Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sedley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pendennis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Albans Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spring Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spring Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Bank Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Albans Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norwood Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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