Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 142.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 45.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Drugs 19.3 10/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.5 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

Marlborough Street area has the 39th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 431st 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 Marlborough Street (L3 2BS) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (640.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marlborough Street (L3 2BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensway Entrance (Mersey Tunnel), where police recorded 154 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princes Gardens (88 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Marlborough Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Preston Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johnson Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cunliffe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Trueman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lace Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Standish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Standish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Standish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Standish Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johnson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johnson Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johnson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johnson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Johnson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Johnson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hatton Garden Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockspur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockspur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockspur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockspur Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cockspur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockspur Street West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Stephens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hale Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hale Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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