Total Crime Rate

268.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 268.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Walton , and the 175th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barton Road (L9 1AU) in the last 12 months was 268.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% higher than the Walton average (153.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 163.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Road (L9 1AU), the main crime hotspot is near Oakhouse Park. Police recorded 505 crimes here, including 416 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Park Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawcliffe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbird Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackbird Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackbird Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackbird Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Highfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Highfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rice Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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