Total Crime Rate

235.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.7 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 235.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.7 6/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 22nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in City Centre North , and the 218th 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 Union Street (L3 9UA) in the last 12 months was 235.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (L3 9UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 209 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 (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fazakerley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Jessop Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pall Mall —
Apr 2026Drugs Pall Mall Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Pall Mall Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences William Jessop Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting William Jessop Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Jessop Way —
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 2026Vehicle crime Pall Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Water Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs 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 2026Public order Denison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Hall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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