Total Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watford Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Anfield , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 Watford Road (L4 2TP) in the last 12 months was 21.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watford Road (L4 2TP), the main crime hotspot is near Houlding Street. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lyon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houlding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houlding Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houlding Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Harrow Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miriam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Houlding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oakdene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Valley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robarts Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houlding Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Houlding Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robarts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Houlding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Anfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrow Road
Sep 2025Other crime Sunbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunbury Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechdene Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Douglas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lillian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lillian Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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