Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Liverpool Old Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Hoole , and the 178th highest crime rate of 369 local areas in South Ribble .

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 Liverpool Old Road (PR4 4GB) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Hoole average (58.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Old Road (PR4 4GB), the main crime hotspot is near Middle Hey. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Old Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Old Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Old Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Smithy Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Hey Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Hey Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Hey Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Hey —
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Data Sources

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