Crime Rates at Old Church Yard, Liverpool, L2 8TX

Old Church Yard area has the 5th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in City Centre North , and the 12th highest crime rate of 1,559 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 Old Church Yard (L2 8TX) in the last 12 months was 1722.2 per 1,000 residents and was 238.4% 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 245 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 142.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 279 (≈ 1107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Church Yard (L2 8TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 153 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.