Total Crime Rate

78.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Buchanan Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Walton , and the 755th 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 Buchanan Road (L9 1EN) in the last 12 months was 78.0 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buchanan Road (L9 1EN), 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 Buchanan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Grembrell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nixon Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nixon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Taylors Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elton Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Elton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lochinvar Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lancaster Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lancaster Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lancaster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Elton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lochinvar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buchanan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakhouse Park Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breeze Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Grembrell Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Grembrell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wyndham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Grembrell Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Breeze Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Breeze Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stuart Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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