Total Crime Rate

299.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 299.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.6 9/10
  • Drugs 67.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.7 10/10
  • Public order 38.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.7 6/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pier Head area has the 21st highest crime rate of 46 local areas in City Centre North , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pier Head (L3 1QS) in the last 12 months was 299.8 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower than the City Centre North average (546.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -90.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -90.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 116.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pier Head (L3 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Covent Garden (158 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pier Head area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/100)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Red Cross Street —
Apr 2026Public order Georges Pierhead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fazakerley Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Georges Dockway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Red Cross Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Georges Pierhead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Georges Pierhead Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Georges Pierhead Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Georges Pierhead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Georges Pierhead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Georges Pierhead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Georges Pierhead —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Red Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Red Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pier Head Ferry Terminal —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hartley Quay Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Cross Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fenwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hartley Quay Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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