Total Crime Rate

325.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

210.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 325.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 210.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.7 10/10
  • Public order 48.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Irwell Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Aigburth , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Irwell Close (L17 0EB) in the last 12 months was 325.3 per 1,000 residents and was 466.3% higher than the Aigburth average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 210.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Irwell Close (L17 0EB), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Irwell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Briarwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bessbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bundoran Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gladeville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mountford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mountford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bundoran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briarwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Briarwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briarwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennyford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daventry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennyford Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowan Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aigburth Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aigburth Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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