Total Crime Rate

120.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 120.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hooton Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Fazakerley North , and the 516th 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 Hooton Road (L9 4SF) in the last 12 months was 120.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% higher than the Fazakerley North average (83.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hooton Road (L9 4SF), the main crime hotspot is near Erl Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hooton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ascroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ribblesdale Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Ribblesdale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ribblesdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lunesdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guildhall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melling Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyncot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyresdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyresdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ascroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caldy Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Redland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Erl Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Erl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Erl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Erl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erl Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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