Total Crime Rate
94.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Silver Leigh area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Aigburth , and the 670th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Silver Leigh (L17 5BL) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% higher than the Aigburth average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Silver Leigh (L17 5BL), the main crime hotspot is near Jericho Lane. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 14 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Jericho Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jericho Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jericho Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jericho Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Ampthill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ampthill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jericho Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Acer Leigh | Awaiting court outcome |
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