Total Crime Rate
223.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
146.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lyon Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Anfield , and the 231st 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 Lyon Road (L4 0SS) in the last 12 months was 223.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 146.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lyon Road (L4 0SS), the main crime hotspot is near Houlding Street. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St David'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Douglas Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Houlding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Houlding Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Arkles Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | St David'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakdene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dinorwic Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thurston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thurston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurston Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ettington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Houlding Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harrow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonehill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clapham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hornsey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stonehill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Houlding Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ambrose Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Houlding Street | Under investigation |
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