Total Crime Rate

4494.5 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 4494.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1736.3 10/10
  • Drugs 736.3 10/10
  • Other theft 582.4 10/10
  • Public order 395.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 395.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 186.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 175.8 10/10
  • Burglary 109.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 44.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.0 10/10
  • Robbery 22.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Other 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

Wood Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 1,559 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 Wood Street (L1 4NU) in the last 12 months was 4494.5 per 1,000 residents and was 632.2% 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 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 200 (≈ 2197.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (L1 4NU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 832 crimes here, including 433 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Roe Alley Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Colquitt Street
Sep 2025Other theft Back Colquitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Colquitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colquitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution

Data Sources

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