Total Crime Rate
89.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Penrose Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 719th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Penrose Street (L5 0PS) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (613.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penrose Street (L5 0PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartley Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fountains Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brownlow Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Everton Valley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wyre Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maryport Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maryport Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bodley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bodley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bodley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ermine Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ermine Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Butterfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sleepers Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sleepers Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Goschen Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Goschen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burleigh Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burleigh Road North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maryport Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ermine Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | York Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A5050 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leadenhall Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wye Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Notre Dame Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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