Crime Rates at Smithdown Road, Liverpool, L7 4JB

Smithdown Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 523rd highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Smithdown Road (L7 4JB) in the last 12 months was 122.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -48.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithdown Road (L7 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Wendell Street. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.