Total Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 117.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Drugs 22.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dorset Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 535th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Avenue (L15 2JA) in the last 12 months was 117.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% higher than the Edge Hill average (93.4 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Avenue (L15 2JA), the main crime hotspot is near Liscard Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorset Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Freeman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandhead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richardson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Egerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richardson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liscard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alderson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Galloway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Liscard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bannerman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bannerman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Webster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childwall Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freeman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corsewall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bannerman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Altcar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bannerman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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