Total Crime Rate

493.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

333.7 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 493.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 333.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 275.1 10/10
  • Other crime 59.7 10/10
  • Public order 55.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 1.1 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Higher Lane area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Fazakerley North , and the 69th 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 Higher Lane (L9 6DR) in the last 12 months was 493.6 per 1,000 residents and was 489.3% 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 258 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 313 (≈ 333.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Lane (L9 6DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waresley Crescent, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landford Place (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waresley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waresley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Waresley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waresley Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Serinhall Drive
Apr 2026Other theft Falconhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Landford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landford Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hursley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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