Crime Rates at Forth Street, Liverpool, L20 8JW

Forth Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in County , and the 39th 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 Forth Street (L20 8JW) in the last 12 months was 700.8 per 1,000 residents and was 307.6% higher than the County average (172.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 263.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forth Street (L20 8JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lodwick Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Viola Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.