Total Crime Rate
91.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nelson Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 698th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Nelson Street (L1 5DR) in the last 12 months was 91.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (640.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nelson Street (L1 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 438 crimes here, including 236 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St James Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bold Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bold Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bold Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St James Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5039 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5039 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5039 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5039 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Oldham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bold Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bold Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bold Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Back Seel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | St James Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Seel Street | — |
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