Total Crime Rate

384.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.4 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 384.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 125.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.5 9/10
  • Drugs 50.1 10/10
  • Public order 36.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.4 9/10
  • Other theft 22.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • 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

Edge Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 100th 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 Edge Lane (L7 9NJ) in the last 12 months was 384.4 per 1,000 residents and was 311.8% higher than the Edge Hill average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 111.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edge Lane (L7 9NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Digital Way, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alford Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Edge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adamson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Romulus Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Edge Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Digital Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Digital Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edge Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wavertree Boulevard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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