Total Crime Rate

174.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 174.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.2 7/10
  • Burglary 45.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cornhill area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in City Centre North , and the 324th 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 Cornhill (L1 8DS) in the last 12 months was 174.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the City Centre North average (546.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornhill (L1 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Paradise Street. Police recorded 483 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cornhill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolstenholme Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wolstenholme Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime A5040 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5040 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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