Total Crime Rate
74.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prospect Vale area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 736th lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 Prospect Vale (L6 8PQ) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Edge Hill average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prospect Vale (L6 8PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Edge Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grove Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Whitland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elstree Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carstairs Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carstairs Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitland Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Prospect Vale | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Balmoral Road | Local resolution |
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