Total Crime Rate

1777.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1131.0 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 1777.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1131.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1007.9 10/10
  • Drugs 154.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 115.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.1 10/10
  • Public order 95.2 10/10
  • Other theft 91.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 79.4 10/10
  • Burglary 39.7 10/10
  • Robbery 27.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.8 10/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Water Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in City Centre North , and the 13th 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 Water Street (L2 3SP) in the last 12 months was 1777.8 per 1,000 residents and was 225.5% higher than the City Centre North average (546.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 254 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 285 (≈ 1131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (L2 3SP), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 353 crimes here, including 211 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/153)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Street East —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dale Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B5182 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prussia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Quay —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red Cross Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red Cross Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Red Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Red Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Red Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Red Cross Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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