Total Crime Rate

6495.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1227.7 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 6495.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 3257.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1227.7 10/10
  • Drugs 920.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 732.7 10/10
  • Public order 376.2 10/10
  • Other theft 356.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 237.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 138.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 99.0 10/10
  • Other crime 99.0 10/10
  • Burglary 89.1 10/10
  • Robbery 79.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 59.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 39.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
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

Hanover Street area has the highest crime rate of 46 local areas in City Centre North , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hanover Street (L1 4AA) in the last 12 months was 6495.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1089.4% 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 Shoplifting with 329 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 124 (≈ 1227.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hanover Street (L1 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Rainford Gardens. Police recorded 590 crimes here, including 235 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hanover Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/346)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs David Lewis Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Wolstenholme Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolstenholme Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs David Lewis Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs David Lewis Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs David Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs David Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs David Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs David Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gradwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolstenholme Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gradwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gradwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gradwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gradwell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gradwell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gradwell Street —
Apr 2026Drugs David Lewis Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs David Lewis Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs David Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wolstenholme Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs David Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duke Street Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rainford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order College Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Lewis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Lewis Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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