Total Crime Rate

573.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

217.2 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 573.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 217.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.1 10/10
  • Drugs 102.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 82.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.3 10/10
  • Burglary 36.9 10/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Other theft 32.8 10/10
  • Other crime 16.4 10/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Simpson Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in City Centre North , and the 54th 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 Simpson Street (L1 0AX) in the last 12 months was 573.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the City Centre North average (546.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 217.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simpson Street (L1 0AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pitt Street, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plaza Boulevard (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Simpson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tabley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plaza Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brindley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Perry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Crow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plaza Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Plaza Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Plaza Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Plaza Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Plaza Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bridgewater Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Anchorage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaloner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaloner Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brindley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fisher Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Chaloner Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parliament Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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