Crime Rates at Atherton Close, Liverpool, L5 3SG

Atherton Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 87th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Atherton Close (L5 3SG) in the last 12 months was 421.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (613.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 1300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 144.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atherton Close (L5 3SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cochrane Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ermine Crescent (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.