Total Crime Rate

420.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

227.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 420.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 227.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 162.7 10/10
  • Drugs 61.0 10/10
  • Public order 50.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Other theft 30.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Smithdown Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Arundel , and the 86th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Smithdown Road (L7 4JG) in the last 12 months was 420.3 per 1,000 residents and was 244.9% higher than the Arundel average (121.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 227.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithdown Road (L7 4JG), the main crime hotspot is near Wendell Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smithdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Newstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmes Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmes Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Solway Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cullen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cullen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Webb Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corney Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Claypole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tagus Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darrel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tagus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tagus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tagus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tagus Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wainwright Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmes Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wainwright Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Newstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maitland Street —
Apr 2026Public order Lesseps Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lesseps Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lesseps Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maitland Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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