Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Atherton Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Fazakerley North , and the 725th lowest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Atherton Road (L9 7EL) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% lower than the Fazakerley North average (79.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atherton Road (L9 7EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Muir Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Atherton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashbrook Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Muir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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