Total Crime Rate
75.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cottonwood area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Dingle , and the 747th lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 Cottonwood (L17 7ES) in the last 12 months was 75.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Dingle average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cottonwood (L17 7ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jasmine Mews (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dingle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Bulrushes | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dingle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastwood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastwood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Higson Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dingle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dingle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dingle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camelia Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Emerald Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Badminton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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