Total Crime Rate

229.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.6 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 229.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.7 10/10
  • Drugs 51.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Balfour Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Anfield , and the 224th 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 Balfour Street (L4 0SD) in the last 12 months was 229.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% higher than the Anfield average (133.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 121.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balfour Street (L4 0SD), the main crime hotspot is near Saker Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balfour Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sleepers Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goschen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saker Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oswestry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Saker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sybil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sybil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tancred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tancred Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tancred Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adam Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sleepers Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coningsby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burleigh Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burleigh Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sleepers Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Balfour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saker Street

Data Sources

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