Total Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melling Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Fazakerley North , and the 309th lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 Melling Avenue (L9 0JZ) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Fazakerley North average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melling Avenue (L9 0JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ascroft Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melling Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hooton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornett Road
Sep 2025Public order Ealing Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wyresdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Helsby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ribblesdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rugby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cornett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hooton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornett Road
Sep 2025Public order Ascroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freeport Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Coerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warbreck Moor Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coniston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coniston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warbreck Moor Under investigation

Data Sources

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