Crime Rates at Whitechapel, Liverpool, L1 6EG

Whitechapel area has the highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 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 Whitechapel (L1 6EG) in the last 12 months was 16626.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2608.5% higher 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 1,257 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 20 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 80.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -21.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,928 (≈ 6985.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitechapel (L1 6EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rainford Gardens, where police recorded 542 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (281 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.