Total Crime Rate
488.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Walton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in County , and the 67th 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 Walton Road (L4 4PH) in the last 12 months was 488.0 per 1,000 residents and was 183.8% higher than the County average (172.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 295.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walton Road (L4 4PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hartley Close, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kirk Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In County| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Patmos Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bousfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Everton Valley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Devonshire Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Luton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alvina Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Christopher Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Christopher Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Notre Dame Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bousfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bousfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Christopher Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bousfield Street | Under investigation |
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