Crime Rates at Water Street, Liverpool, L2 0RG

Water Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in City Centre North , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Street (L2 0RG) in the last 12 months was 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% lower than the City Centre North average (508.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 7.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (L2 0RG), the main crime hotspot is near Covent Garden. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 146 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.