Total Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 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 72.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Severn Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 707th 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 Severn Street (L5 0SU) in the last 12 months was 72.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severn Street (L5 0SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartley Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ermine Crescent (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Severn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ermine Crescent Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Atherton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hartley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ermine Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Notre Dame Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ermine Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monk Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patmos Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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