Total Crime Rate

199.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 199.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 81.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Rice Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Walton , and the 265th highest crime rate of 1,559 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 Rice Lane (L9 1DG) in the last 12 months was 199.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the Walton average (146.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 122.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rice Lane (L9 1DG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rice Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazeldale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazeldale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cavendish Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Joules Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Joules Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rice Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aboyne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Public order Parkinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willowdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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