Total Crime Rate

142.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edge Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Everton East , and the 437th highest 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 Edge Lane (L7 2PD) in the last 12 months was 142.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher than the Everton East average (133.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edge Lane (L7 2PD), the main crime hotspot is near Leopold Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ling Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Towerlands Street —
Apr 2026Public order Agnes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wedgewood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wedgewood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leopold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedgewood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clearwater Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Wedgewood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belltower Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belltower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Peet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shenstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helena Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Holland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Holland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Back Holland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Back Holland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Back Holland Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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