Total Crime Rate

175.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 175.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cardwell Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 330th highest crime rate of 1,559 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 Cardwell Street (L7 3QT) in the last 12 months was 175.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (613.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 151.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardwell Street (L7 3QT), the main crime hotspot is near Back Holland Place. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cardwell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aigburth Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cardwell Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tideswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mason Street
Sep 2025Drugs Cardwell Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Helena Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perrygate Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sidney Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Martensen Drive Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marmaduke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Chancellor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sidney Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tideswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shimmin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aigburth Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brydges Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brydges Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aigburth Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freedom Close Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brydges Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brydges Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brydges Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silkstone Close

Data Sources

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