Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.7 9/10
  • Drugs 85.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson 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.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Back Seel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Back Colquitt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Seel Street
Apr 2026Drugs Bridgewater Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Henry Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Back Seel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydia Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Slater Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Slater Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Slater Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Slater Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Slater Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Slater Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Slater Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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