Total Crime Rate

217.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.8 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 217.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.2 10/10
  • Drugs 29.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Malta Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Dingle , and the 241st highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malta Walk (L8 8JD) in the last 12 months was 217.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 120.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malta Walk (L8 8JD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Malta Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marshside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winkle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Malta Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Micawber Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marshside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Copperfield Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodruff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moses Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moses Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Modred Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonport Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Denton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pickwick Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Elaine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elaine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elaine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Warwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorrit Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dombey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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