Crime Rates at Smithdown Road, Liverpool, L7 4JG

Smithdown Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Arundel , and the 108th 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 Smithdown Road (L7 4JG) in the last 12 months was 369.5 per 1,000 residents and was 208.2% higher than the Arundel average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 213.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithdown Road (L7 4JG), 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.