Total Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melling 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 0LH) 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 0LH), the main crime hotspot is near Coniston Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melling Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chaser Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyresdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyresdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribblesdale Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Ribblesdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunesdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melling Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Redland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Redland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Redland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coniston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coniston Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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