Crime Rates at Rice Lane, Liverpool, L9 8AP

Rice Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Fazakerley West , and the 465th 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 Rice Lane (L9 8AP) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Fazakerley West average (119.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rice Lane (L9 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stoker Way, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balmoral Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.