Total Crime Rate
301.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
152.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026April Grove area has the 11th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 139th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around April Grove (L6 4BU) in the last 12 months was 301.0 per 1,000 residents and was 222.5% higher than the Edge Hill average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 152.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around April Grove (L6 4BU), the main crime hotspot is near Alton Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 33 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 | Vehicle crime | Chester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Radnor Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Herbert Taylor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Taylor Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | March Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Radnor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Radnor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Radnor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Radnor Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Newsham Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rocky Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newsham Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rockhouse Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Derby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gloucester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Scorton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rocky Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Radnor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rocky Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Herbert Taylor Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerset Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rocky Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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