Total Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 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 54.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Elmswood Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Aigburth , and the 550th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elmswood Road (L17 6DB) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower than the Aigburth average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmswood Road (L17 6DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelton Grove (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elmswood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Briarwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kelton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillview
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 Briarwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briarwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Briarwood Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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