Total Crime Rate

1598.7 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 1598.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 588.0 10/10
  • Drugs 397.0 10/10
  • Other theft 180.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 135.2 10/10
  • Public order 120.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.3 10/10
  • Robbery 19.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Seel Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Seel Street (L1 4BT) in the last 12 months was 1598.7 per 1,000 residents and was 160.4% higher than the Brownlow Hill average (613.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 274 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 348 (≈ 746.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 202.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Seel Street (L1 4BT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 709 crimes here, including 372 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Seel Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seddon Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Back Seel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street
Sep 2025Other theft Back Seel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argyle Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Duke Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Duke Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Back Seel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A5040 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5040 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5040 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5040 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5040 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A5040 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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