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 1,552 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 17934.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2702.1% higher 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 1,362 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 26 cases , up 8.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 21.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,039 (≈ 7387.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% 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 590 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (306 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.