Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 36.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 12.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Southway area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Broadgreen , and the 358th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southway (L15 7JA) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower than the Broadgreen average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southway (L15 7JA), the main crime hotspot is near Waldgrave Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechtree Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hudleston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swan Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechtree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hudleston Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hudleston Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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