Total Crime Rate

384.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 384.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.2 10/10
  • Drugs 87.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.7 10/10
  • Public order 43.7 10/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Barn Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Anfield , and the 99th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Barn Road (L4 2QP) in the last 12 months was 384.3 per 1,000 residents and was 172.4% higher than the Anfield average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 566.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 209.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Barn Road (L4 2QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Bank Road, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St David'S Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Barn Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakfield Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hennawood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westcott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sprucewood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apollo Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Barn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Harrow Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrow Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robarts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aloeswood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ludwig Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Belmont Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lyon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robarts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Esmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Spring Bank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Spring Bank Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Spring Bank Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornwood Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grasmere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lillian Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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