Total Crime Rate

402.6 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 402.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.4 10/10
  • Drugs 31.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

William Jessop Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in City Centre North , and the 92nd 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 William Jessop Way (L3 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 402.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% 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 Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Jessop Way (L3 1EJ), 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 William Jessop Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fazakerley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5036 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fazakerley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Nicholas Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Jessop Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Jessop Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Jessop Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Georges Pierhead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Georges Pierhead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Public order Pier Head Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Earle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Back Leeds Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Gibraltar Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gibraltar Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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