Total Crime Rate

281.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 281.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 118.5 10/10
  • Drugs 51.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Pauls Square area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in City Centre North , and the 157th 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 St Pauls Square (L3 9RY) in the last 12 months was 281.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% 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 Vehicle crime with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 55.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Square (L3 9RY), the main crime hotspot is near Covent Garden. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 158 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Pauls Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fazakerley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fazakerley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons 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 2026Drugs Pall Mall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fazakerley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Gardens —
Apr 2026Burglary Princes Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princes Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Princes Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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