Total Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lancaster Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Walton , and the 340th 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 Lancaster Street (L9 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Street (L9 1BQ), 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 Lancaster Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arthur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lochinvar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lochinvar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buchanan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Elton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Elton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Church Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Church Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Breeze Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Breeze Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nixon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nixon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbird Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackbird Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Blackbird Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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