Total Crime Rate
1722.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Drury Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in City Centre North , and the 12th 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 Drury Lane (L2 0PH) in the last 12 months was 1722.2 per 1,000 residents and was 238.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 245 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 142.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 279 (≈ 1107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Drury Lane (L2 0PH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 359 crimes here, including 195 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In City Centre North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rumford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Exchange Passage West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Water Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sweeting Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sweeting Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweeting Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweeting Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rumford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Water Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eberle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fazakerley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Exchange Street East | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Exchange Street East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drury Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Eberle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Eberle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eberle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rumford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eberle Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eberle Street | Under investigation |
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