Total Crime Rate

96.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Robbery 4.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nelson Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 684th 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 Nelson Street (L1 5DR) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 113.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (L1 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 393 crimes here, including 203 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/195)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Leece Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Newington Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Newington Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Newington Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Newington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Upper Newington Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colquitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Upper Newington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Newington Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Newington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Upper Newington Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Heathfield Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roscoe Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Roscoe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roscoe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Roscoe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Roscoe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Roscoe Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roscoe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Suffolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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