Total Crime Rate

822.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

232.6 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 822.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 416.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 232.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.4 10/10
  • Public order 76.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 20.8 10/10
  • Other crime 17.4 10/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Robbery 17.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Christopher Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in County , and the 32nd 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 Christopher Street (L4 4JX) in the last 12 months was 822.9 per 1,000 residents and was 385.0% higher than the County average (169.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 232.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christopher Street (L4 4JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 172 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springfield Square (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Christopher Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winslow Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Freeland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradewell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spellow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spellow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fountains Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fordham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxton Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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