Total Crime Rate
64.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ember Crescent area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 646th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ember Crescent (L6 2WL) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.9% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (640.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ember Crescent (L6 2WL), the main crime hotspot is near Cochrane Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wentworth Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hamilton Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fitzclarence Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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