Total Crime Rate
523.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025York Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in City Centre North , and the 60th 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 York Street (L1 5BN) in the last 12 months was 523.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% higher than the City Centre North average (508.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 156.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around York Street (L1 5BN), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 541 crimes here, including 268 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In City Centre North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | David Lewis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roe Alley | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Roe Alley | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Roe Alley | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Roe Alley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Roe Alley | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Roe Alley | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Roe Alley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Roe Alley | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Roe Alley | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Roe Alley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Roe Alley | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | David Lewis Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | David Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | David Lewis Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | David Lewis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roe Alley | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | David Lewis Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gradwell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | David Lewis Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | David Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | David Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | David Lewis Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | David Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | David Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | David Lewis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | David Lewis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | David Lewis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | David Lewis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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