Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bala Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Anfield , and the 748th lowest crime rate of 1,552 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 Bala Street (L4 2QN) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bala Street (L4 2QN), the main crime hotspot is near St David'S Road. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bala Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lyon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dinorwic Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Little Heyes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Heyes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miriam Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miriam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Argyle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bulwer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bulwer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulwer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stonehill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Douglas Road
Apr 2026Drugs Clapham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ambrose Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ambrose Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkesworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St David'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St David'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrew Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sedley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ludwig Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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