Total Crime Rate
1507.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025James 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.
View Crime In City Centre North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Castle Hill | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Princes Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweeting Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweeting Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sweeting Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sweeting Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castle Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Castle Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Castle Hill | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Castle Hill | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Castle Hill | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Castle Hill | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Castle Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castle Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Castle Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Castle Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Street | Under investigation |
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