Crime Rates at Merlin Street, Liverpool, L8 8HY

Merlin Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Dingle , and the 524th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merlin Street (L8 8HY) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% lower than the Dingle average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merlin Street (L8 8HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upper Warwick Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.