Total Crime Rate

1611.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

690.7 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 1611.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 690.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 500.0 10/10
  • Drugs 345.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 208.6 10/10
  • Public order 165.5 10/10
  • Other theft 118.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 79.1 10/10
  • Burglary 57.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 28.8 7/10
  • Other crime 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.0 9/10
  • Robbery 14.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
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

Castle Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in City Centre North , and the 14th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 7LA) in the last 12 months was 1611.5 per 1,000 residents and was 195.1% 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 139 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 192 (≈ 690.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (L2 7LA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 618 crimes here, including 353 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/248)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mathew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bixteth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadwens Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hadwens Buildings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hadwens Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hadwens Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithebarn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tithebarn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tithebarn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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