Total Crime Rate

1722.2 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 1722.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 972.2 10/10
  • Drugs 170.6 10/10
  • Public order 115.1 10/10
  • Other theft 103.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 87.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.5 10/10
  • Burglary 35.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.8 10/10
  • Robbery 19.8 10/10
  • Other crime 15.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Covent Garden 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 Covent Garden (L2 8UG) 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 Covent Garden (L2 8UG), the main crime hotspot is near Covent Garden. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 146 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Covent Garden area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mann Island —
Sep 2025Public order St Nicholas Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Old Hall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rigby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rigby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Red Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fenwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Red Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Red Cross Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Ropery —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Ropery —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Georges Dockway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mann Island Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Edmund Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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