Total Crime Rate
166.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nelson Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Canning , and the 354th 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 5EB) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% higher than the Canning average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nelson Street (L1 5EB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 231 crimes here, including 107 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 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Back Seel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Back Colquitt Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Back Seel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bridgewater Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St James Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Henry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Henry Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Henry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Henry Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Norfolk Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Back Seel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydia Ann Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Slater Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Slater Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Slater Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Slater Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Slater Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Slater Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Slater Place | Under investigation |
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