Crime Rates at South John Street, Liverpool, L1 8BU

South John Street area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in City Centre North , and the 2nd 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 South John Street (L1 8BU) in the last 12 months was 6207.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1119.9% higher than the City Centre North average (508.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 228 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 129 (≈ 1277.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South John Street (L1 8BU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 560 crimes here, including 305 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.