Total Crime Rate

70.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 70.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Oldham Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 687th 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 Oldham Street (L1 2SU) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (640.1 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oldham Street (L1 2SU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 318 crimes here, including 195 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oldham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bold Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Renshaw Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Roscoe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roscoe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roscoe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Roscoe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Roscoe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Roscoe Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Colquitt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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