Total Crime Rate

155.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.0 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 155.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Drugs 36.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.5 6/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Botanic Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 388th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Botanic Road (L7 5PX) in the last 12 months was 155.1 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (640.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Botanic Road (L7 5PX), the main crime hotspot is near Lemon Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Liverpool

Crime Over Time in Botanic Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Crosfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Botanic Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bowmore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ivatt Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Botanic Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bremner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Botanic Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hallam Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lemon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lemon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lemon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lemon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lemon Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Lemon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edge Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Claughton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosfield Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 23 of 23

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑