Total Crime Rate
58.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Birch Grove area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 94 local areas in Broadgreen , and the 583rd 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 Birch Grove (L15 8AF) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower than the Broadgreen average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birch Grove (L15 8AF), the main crime hotspot is near Mowbray Grove. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Mill Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Swan Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Olive Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deverell Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crawford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Valencia Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mowbray Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Olive Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charlton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mill Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollins Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swan Crescent | — |
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