Total Crime Rate

1507.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1507.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 492.8 10/10
  • Drugs 327.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 187.1 10/10
  • Public order 158.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 97.1 10/10
  • Other theft 97.1 10/10
  • Burglary 39.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 18.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Castle Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in City Centre North , and the 15th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (L2 4TA) in the last 12 months was 1507.2 per 1,000 residents and was 196.2% 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 137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 145.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 185 (≈ 665.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (L2 4TA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 602 crimes here, including 327 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rainford Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rainford Square Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rainford Square
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rainford Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mathew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mathew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Rainford Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainford Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Dale Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davies Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Davies Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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