Total Crime Rate
2678.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Argyle Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in City Centre North , and the 7th 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 Argyle Street (L1 5DL) in the last 12 months was 2678.8 per 1,000 residents and was 426.4% 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 Shoplifting with 219 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 518.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Argyle Street (L1 5DL), the main crime hotspot is near Rainford Gardens. Police recorded 542 crimes here, including 209 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 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | David Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Campbell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | David Lewis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | David Lewis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | David Lewis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | David Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | David Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | David Lewis Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Argyle Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | David Lewis Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Argyle Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | David Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | David Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | David Lewis Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seddon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Duke Street Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Duke Street Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A5040 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wolstenholme Square | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | David Lewis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | David Lewis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | David Lewis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | David Lewis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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