Total Crime Rate

126.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 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 126.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 30th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Arundel , and the 498th 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 Smithdown Road (L7 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smithdown Road (L7 4JQ), 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 (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Wendell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lesseps Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lesseps Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lesseps Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darrel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Longfellow Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Claypole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corney Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmes Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wainwright Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wendell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmes Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmes Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Newstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Newstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wendell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wendell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wainwright Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wainwright Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Webb Street —
Apr 2026Public order Freeman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freeman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steve Biko Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Steve Biko Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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