Total Crime Rate
6.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Melling Road area has the lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Fazakerley North , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 1,552 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 Melling Road (L9 0LF) in the last 12 months was 6.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% lower than the Fazakerley North average (83.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Melling Road (L9 0LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Seeds Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melling Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chaser Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melling Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melling Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Seeds Lane | Under investigation |
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