Total Crime Rate
17934.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7387.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North John Street area has the highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 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 North John Street (L2 6RR) in the last 12 months was 17934.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2702.1% higher than the Brownlow Hill average (640.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,362 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 26 cases , up 8.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 21.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2,039 (≈ 7387.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North John Street (L2 6RR), 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.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Whitechapel | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Davies Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Exchange Street East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Exchange Street East | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Davies Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Davies Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hadwens Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hadwens Buildings | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hadwens Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hadwens Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tithebarn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tithebarn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tithebarn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sweeting Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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