Crime Rates at Smithdown Road, Liverpool, L15 3JL

Smithdown Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Arundel , and the 140th lowest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smithdown Road (L15 3JL) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower than the Arundel average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithdown Road (L15 3JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mossley Avenue, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawarden Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.