Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 48.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowscale Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Norris Green , and the 501st 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 Bowscale Road (L11 2XT) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Norris Green average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowscale Road (L11 2XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Teresas Close, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swallowhurst Crescent (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowscale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wellesbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Teresas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayhurst Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayhurst Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gayhurst Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallowhurst Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallowhurst Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Public order Swallowhurst Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallowhurst Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Teresas Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Teresas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery St Teresas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Teresas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hazelslack Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Teresas Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Teresas Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Teresas Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Teresas Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Teresas Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Teresas Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Teresas Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Teresas Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Teresas Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Teresas Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Teresas Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Teresas Close β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Gayhurst Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Teresas Close β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Verbena Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chamomile Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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