Crime Rates at Porton Road, Kirkby, Liverpool, L32 4UL

Porton Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Cherryfield , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 495 local areas in Knowsley .

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 Porton Road (L32 4UL) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% lower than the Cherryfield average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porton Road (L32 4UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marnwood Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elstead Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.