Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 55.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 3.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Orchard area has the 40th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Aigburth , and the 564th 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 The Orchard (L17 6BU) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% lower than the Aigburth average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Orchard (L17 6BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillview (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Orchard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barkhill Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillview
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cheyne Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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