Total Crime Rate

216.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.2 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 216.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.9 9/10
  • Drugs 51.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heathcote Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 243rd 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 Heathcote Close (L7 6QA) in the last 12 months was 216.6 per 1,000 residents and was 132.0% higher than the Edge Hill average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathcote Close (L7 6QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wainwright Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cullen Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heathcote Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corney Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maitland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steve Biko Close
Apr 2026Drugs Steve Biko Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Steve Biko Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Maitland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Maitland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Maitland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maitland Street
Apr 2026Public order Yanwath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maitland Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Webb Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wainwright Close
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 Darrel Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Claypole Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maitland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Buttermere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sirdar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cullen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cullen Street
Apr 2026Public order Silkstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edge Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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