Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 65.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Empress Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Everton East , and the 656th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Empress Road (L7 8SD) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the Everton East average (133.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Empress Road (L7 8SD), the main crime hotspot is near Leopold Road. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Empress Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Phythian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leopold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leopold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keble Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North View Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Connaught Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Butler Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Butler Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Farnworth Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Schomberg Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hutchinson Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olympia Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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