Total Crime Rate

718.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

323.9 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 718.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 323.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 309.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 140.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 70.4 10/10
  • Other theft 42.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.2 9/10
  • Drugs 28.2 10/10
  • Burglary 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Falkner Square area has the 12th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 37th 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 Falkner Square (L8 7NY) in the last 12 months was 718.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher than the Brownlow Hill average (640.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 323.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falkner Square (L8 7NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chatham Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hospital (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Falkner Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Hampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harrowby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harrowby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Back Sandon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adele Thompson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrowby Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verulam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Verulam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Falkner Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chancellor Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Northbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Upper Parliament Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Parliament Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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