Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edge Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 665th 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 Edge Lane (L7 5NA) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (613.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edge Lane (L7 5NA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 25 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hughes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Old College Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old College Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old College Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Old College Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stamford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Holt Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Holt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wrenbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wavertree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Toft Street Further investigation is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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