Total Crime Rate
44.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Priory Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Anfield , and the 449th 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 Priory Road (L4 2RX) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Road (L4 2RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Abbey Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dewsbury Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Armley Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Douglas Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Holbeck Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manningham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakdene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Coppice | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Coppice | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Douglas Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ettington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ambrose Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ambrose Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clapham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hornsey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dewsbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Harrow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Argyle Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Oban Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chapel Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redcar Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Redcar Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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