Total Crime Rate

786.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

264.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 786.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 264.7 10/10
  • Drugs 211.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 184.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 117.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.2 10/10
  • Public order 69.5 10/10
  • Other crime 26.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
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

Vernon Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 34th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vernon Street (L2 2AY) in the last 12 months was 786.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% higher than the Brownlow Hill average (640.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 264.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Street (L2 2AY), 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 (336 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vernon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/294)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johnson Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Rainford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Standish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Standish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Standish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Standish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rainford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johnson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johnson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johnson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Temple Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johnson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Johnson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Johnson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Temple Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Davies Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rainford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rainford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rainford Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rainford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Exchange Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Street East —
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Data Sources

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