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

James 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 James Street (L2 7NX) 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 James Street (L2 7NX), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 515 crimes here, including 279 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in James Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Princes Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweeting Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweeting Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sweeting Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Sweeting Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Castle Hill
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Castle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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