Total Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 94.4 7/10
  • Drugs 38.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Acer 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 Acer Leigh (L17 5BN) 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 Acer Leigh (L17 5BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jericho Lane, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kildonan Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acer Leigh area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jericho Close
Apr 2026Public order Jericho Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kildonan Road
Apr 2026Public order Kildonan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jericho Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jericho Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Acer Leigh Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kildonan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kildonan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Kildonan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aigburth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bessbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kildonan Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ampthill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ampthill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lisburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jericho Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kildonan Road

Data Sources

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