Total Crime Rate

322.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.4 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 322.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 136.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.1 9/10
  • Other crime 48.8 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gambrel Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Walton , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Gambrel Close (L9 1BF) in the last 12 months was 322.0 per 1,000 residents and was 109.9% higher than the Walton average (153.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 102.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gambrel Close (L9 1BF), 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 Gambrel Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Grembrell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Breeze Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breeze Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Breeze Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Breeze Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lochinvar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lochinvar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lancaster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Breeze Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breeze Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breeze Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Park Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Maria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Park Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakhouse Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oakhouse Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buchanan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Taylors Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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