Total Crime Rate
235.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hotham Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 209th highest crime rate of 1,559 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 Hotham Street (L3 5UF) in the last 12 months was 235.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (613.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 172 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 6 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 230 (≈ 107.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hotham Street (L3 5UF), the main crime hotspot is near Back Lime Street. Police recorded 382 crimes here, including 203 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brownlow Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Back Lime Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Liverpool Lime Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Skelhorne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Skelhorne Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Skelhorne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Skelhorne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bolton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bolton Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bolton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Lime Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Lime Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Lime Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Lime Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Back Lime Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Back Lime Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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