Total Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Rathbone Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 729th lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 Rathbone Road (L15 4HH) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Edge Hill average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rathbone Road (L15 4HH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Edge Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stevenson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garnet Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sapphire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sapphire Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eastdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tapton Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunningdale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunningdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hey Green Road | Under investigation |
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