Total Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 54.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Solway Street West area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Arundel , and the 557th 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 Solway Street West (L8 0TZ) in the last 12 months was 54.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Arundel average (121.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Solway Street West (L8 0TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Seacole Close. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Solway Street West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maitland Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seacole Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mozart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brahms Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Solway Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seacole Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Seacole Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tagus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tagus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Solway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solway Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maitland Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bentley Road
Apr 2026Drugs Bentley Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bentley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bentley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maitland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maitland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Maitland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Britten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Britten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Seacole Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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