Total Crime Rate

524.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 524.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.1 10/10
  • Drugs 98.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.3 10/10
  • Public order 45.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.0 10/10
  • Other theft 32.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Simpson Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in City Centre North , and the 59th highest crime rate of 1,559 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 524.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% higher than the City Centre North average (508.9 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 233.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% 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 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plaza Boulevard (24 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaloner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaloner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaloner Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flint Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Norfolk Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plaza Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Plaza Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Plaza Boulevard Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Plaza Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaza Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jamaica Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaza Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Anchorage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Frederick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Anchorage

Data Sources

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