Total Crime Rate

192.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 192.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Russell Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 289th 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 Russell Street (L3 5LJ) in the last 12 months was 192.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (640.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Street (L3 5LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leece Street, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawke Street (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seymour Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Vincent Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Vincent Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leece Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leece Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leece Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Leece Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Burgess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oldham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hunter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hunter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Hunter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons South Hunter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Hunter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs South Hunter Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Clarence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs South Hunter Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Great Newton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burgess Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Greek Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Lower Gill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Riding Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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