Crime Rates at Gwent Street, Liverpool, L8 8AL

Gwent Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Canning , and the 615th lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 Gwent Street (L8 8AL) in the last 12 months was 61.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower than the Canning average (120.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwent Street (L8 8AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B5175, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Loudon Grove (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.