Crime Rate in Smithdown, ward

Smithdown has the 25th lowest crime rate of 64 wards in Liverpool district and the 2898th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 248th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Smithdown in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% lower than the Liverpool district average (138.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Smithdown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 448 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 102.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -15.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 596 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Smithdown ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 233 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.