Total Crime Rate

565.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.3 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 565.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 180.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.4 10/10
  • Burglary 55.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 36.2 8/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Drugs 26.3 10/10
  • Other theft 19.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Union Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in City Centre North , and the 55th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Union Street (L3 9TY) in the last 12 months was 565.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 Vehicle crime with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 151.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (L3 9TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 212 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Covent Garden (158 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Union Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Denison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pall Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson King Edward Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Pall Mall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pall Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pall Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pall Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pall Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pall Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fenwick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pall Mall Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Water Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Denison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Denison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fazakerley Street —
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Data Sources

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