Total Crime Rate

67.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 67.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Whitehaven Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 667th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitehaven Road (L5 0BB) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (640.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehaven Road (L5 0BB), the main crime hotspot is near Saker Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitehaven Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sleepers Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monk Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adam Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sleepers Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burleigh Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hartley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burleigh Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Saker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Balfour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Oswestry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sleepers Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saker Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goschen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saker Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Notre Dame Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Road South Under investigation
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Data Sources

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