Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.8 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Gresham Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 431st highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Gresham Street (L7 9LU) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% higher than the Edge Hill average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 84.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresham Street (L7 9LU), the main crime hotspot is near Laurel Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gresham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edge Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adamson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft West Bank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A57 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheviot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Romulus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lomond Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marrow Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A57 Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Digital Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgemere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Digital Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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