Crime Rates at Birchfield Close, Liverpool, L7 9LZ

Birchfield Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 486th lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 Birchfield Close (L7 9LZ) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Edge Hill average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Close (L7 9LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Clyde Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.