Total Crime Rate

959.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

234.7 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 959.2 10/10
  • Drugs 520.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 234.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 173.5 10/10
  • Other theft 64.6 10/10
  • Public order 51.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.8 10/10
  • Burglary 20.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Other 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

Wolstenholme Square area has the 9th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 25th 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 Wolstenholme Square (L1 4BY) in the last 12 months was 959.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% higher than the Brownlow Hill average (640.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 234.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolstenholme Square (L1 4BY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 750 crimes here, including 413 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wolstenholme Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/498)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slater Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Slater Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Slater Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Slater Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Slater Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Slater Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Seel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Back Seel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Seel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Bold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Bold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Bold Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 498

Data Sources

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