Total Crime Rate

1532.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

555.6 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 1532.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 555.6 10/10
  • Drugs 458.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 365.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 162.0 10/10
  • Public order 129.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 97.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 74.1 10/10
  • Other theft 60.2 10/10
  • Burglary 55.6 10/10
  • Robbery 41.7 10/10
  • Other crime 37.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
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

Princes Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in City Centre North , and the 16th highest crime rate of 1,552 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 Princes Gardens (L3 6LQ) in the last 12 months was 1532.4 per 1,000 residents and was 180.6% higher than the City Centre North average (546.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 120 (≈ 555.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Gardens (L3 6LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Gardens. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickop Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockspur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cockspur Street West —
Apr 2026Public order Cockspur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockspur Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockspur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cockspur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princes Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pall Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Pall Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pall Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pall Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pall Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pall Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Princes Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Princes Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pall Mall Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Stockdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickop Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pickop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prussia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B5182 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gladstone Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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