Total Crime Rate

301.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 301.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Drugs 35.2 10/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Grierson Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Arundel , and the 138th 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 Grierson Street (L8 0UJ) in the last 12 months was 301.1 per 1,000 residents and was 147.1% higher 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 160.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grierson Street (L8 0UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Britten Close. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grierson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brahms Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tagus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tagus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tagus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tagus Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Solway Street
Apr 2026Other crime Solway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Solway Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cullen Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darrel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wainwright Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wainwright Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wainwright Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cullen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solway Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Yanwath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Askham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Newstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Longfellow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Britten Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pavilion Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Britten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Britten Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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