Total Crime Rate
223.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heyworth Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 225th 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 Heyworth Street (L5 4LH) in the last 12 months was 223.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heyworth Street (L5 4LH), 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.
View Crime In Brownlow Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cochrane Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cochrane Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Cochrane Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cochrane Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cochrane Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cochrane Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cochrane Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A5050 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atherton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leadenhall Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ermine Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ermine Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ermine Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Landseer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ember Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cochrane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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