Total Crime Rate

317.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.7 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 317.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.5 10/10
  • Drugs 37.2 10/10
  • Public order 29.8 10/10
  • Burglary 27.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Other theft 22.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 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

Garthowen Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 129th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garthowen Road (L7 9LA) in the last 12 months was 317.6 per 1,000 residents and was 240.2% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 178.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garthowen Road (L7 9LA), the main crime hotspot is near Laurel Road. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garthowen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgemere Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Digital Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edge Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adamson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Romulus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freehold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Digital Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Edge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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