Crime Rates at Byles Street, Liverpool, L8 4PN

Byles Street area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Dingle , and the 30th 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 Byles Street (L8 4PN) in the last 12 months was 780.0 per 1,000 residents and was 550.8% higher than the Dingle average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 145.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 177.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byles Street (L8 4PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baysdale Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kelbey Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.