Crime Rates at Water Street, Liverpool, L2 8TD

Water Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in City Centre North , and the 229th 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 Water Street (L2 8TD) in the last 12 months was 221.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.4% lower than the City Centre North average (508.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (L2 8TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 166 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Covent Garden (146 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.