Total Crime Rate
335.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laurel Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 124th 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 Laurel Road (L7 0LJ) in the last 12 months was 335.0 per 1,000 residents and was 247.3% higher than the Edge Hill average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 143.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laurel Road (L7 0LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Digital Way, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laurel Road (25 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 | Vehicle crime | Edge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Digital Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lilley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Digital Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freehold Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Digital Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Digital Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Digital Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bridgemere Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Digital Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adamson Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Edge Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Laurel Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Romulus Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawlins Street | Under investigation |
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