Crime and Safety in Liverpool
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Liverpool is the most dangerous major city in Merseyside, and is the second most dangerous overall out of Merseyside's 39 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Liverpool in 2026 is 106 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to Merseyside's overall crime rate, coming in 25% higher than the Merseyside rate of 85 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Liverpool is the third most dangerous major city, and the 551st most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In January 2026, Liverpool had the worst crime rate in Merseyside for theft from the person, with 44 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.07 per 1,000 daytime population. March 2026 was also a bad month for Liverpool residents, when it was again Merseyside's most dangerous area for theft from the person, recording 76 crimes at a rate of 0.13 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Liverpool are violence and sexual offences, with 25,431 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 43. This is 1.2% higher than 2025's figure of 25,130 offences and a difference of 0.49 from 2025's crime rate of 42. Liverpool's least common crime is theft from the person, with 618 offences recorded in 2026, an increase of 8% from 2025's figure of 570 crimes.
Liverpool 2026 Crime Scorecard
Most Dangerous
Major Cities, Merseyside
145% higher, regional crime rate
North West
48% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Liverpool is 145% higher than the North West and 48% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Liverpool Crime Rate Over Time
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Liverpool Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Liverpool represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Liverpool's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Liverpool up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Liverpool's 10,639 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
CrimeRate Insights
Looking into a specific address in Liverpool? CrimeRate Insights reports convert raw numbers into practical insight for any location, from single addresses and postcodes, up to major towns and cities.
Crime rates don’t happen by themselves; they follow people and patterns. Where crowds gather - near pubs and late-night venues, around the station, by supermarkets and forecourts - incidents naturally concentrate.
That doesn’t mean an area is "bad"; it usually means footfall is higher.
Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.
Crime Risk Scores
Liverpool • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Liverpool has a crime risk score of 670. This is based on analysis of 10,639 nearby areas within Liverpool, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Liverpool's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Liverpool, crime risk scores are typically around 670, while in Merseyside they are average 565.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 743 (599 for Merseyside), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 786 (Merseyside 607).
Trends in Crime Risk
Liverpool
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 6% in Liverpool's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Liverpool's crime risk score is down by 7%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Liverpool's crime risk score has shown a downward trend of approximately 1.0%, indicating that the risk profile is going down. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Liverpool
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Liverpool • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Drugs offences have a crime rate of 13 reports per 1,000 people in Liverpool, which is 4.22 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 7,762 crime reports logged by Merseyside Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Merseyside Police recorded 6,692 reports of Public Order in Liverpool, resulting in a crime rate of 11 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.94.
The crime rate for Violence and Sexual Offences is 1.40 times the national average at 43 reports per 1,000. This is from 25,431 crime reports reported to Merseyside Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Liverpool
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.43 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Possession of Weapons CrimeRate Index was 1.71 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 16% over this timeframe.
Robbery offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.10 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 0.89 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 24% over this timeframe.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.28 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 1.46 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 12% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Liverpool
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Public Order offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.77 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Public Order CrimeRate Index was 2.41 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 27% over this timeframe.
Theft From the Person offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.67 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Theft From the Person CrimeRate Index was 1.77 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 62% over this timeframe.
Burglary offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.04 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 1.33 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 22% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Liverpool • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Liverpool | Merseyside | North West | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 5,957 | 10.01 | 0.71 | 14,742 | 9.07 | 0.64 | 68,604 | 7.93 | 0.56 |
| Bicycle Theft | 627 | 1.05 | 1.44 | 1,158 | 0.69 | 0.95 | 2,963 | 0.35 | 0.48 |
| Burglary | 1,858 | 3.12 | 1.00 | 3,957 | 2.45 | 0.78 | 13,151 | 1.50 | 0.48 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 5,196 | 8.73 | 1.39 | 12,556 | 7.72 | 1.23 | 34,232 | 3.94 | 0.63 |
| Drugs | 7,762 | 13.04 | 4.22 | 13,621 | 8.37 | 2.71 | 23,463 | 2.70 | 0.87 |
| Other Crime | 1,783 | 3.01 | 1.63 | 3,703 | 2.28 | 1.23 | 11,008 | 1.28 | 0.69 |
| Other Theft | 3,971 | 6.66 | 1.17 | 8,073 | 4.97 | 0.87 | 24,256 | 2.79 | 0.49 |
| Possession of Weapons | 696 | 1.17 | 1.38 | 1,415 | 0.87 | 1.02 | 4,543 | 0.53 | 0.62 |
| Public Order | 6,692 | 11.23 | 1.94 | 15,065 | 9.28 | 1.60 | 36,702 | 4.23 | 0.73 |
| Robbery | 830 | 1.39 | 1.18 | 1,488 | 0.92 | 0.78 | 3,301 | 0.38 | 0.32 |
| Shoplifting | 5,185 | 8.70 | 1.22 | 10,571 | 6.51 | 0.91 | 27,614 | 3.18 | 0.45 |
| Theft From the Person | 618 | 1.04 | 0.67 | 846 | 0.52 | 0.34 | 1,948 | 0.23 | 0.15 |
| Vehicle Crime | 2,732 | 4.58 | 1.07 | 5,106 | 3.13 | 0.73 | 14,353 | 1.67 | 0.39 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 25,431 | 42.71 | 1.40 | 60,389 | 37.15 | 1.22 | 178,380 | 20.58 | 0.68 |
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Total Crime by Year
Liverpool | Merseyside | North West | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 63,381 | 106.43 | 1.48 | 137,948 | 84.86 | 1.18 | 375,914 | 43.36 | 0.60 |
| 2025 | 61,368 | 103.61 | 1.40 | 134,669 | 83.12 | 1.12 | 373,106 | 43.34 | 0.59 |
| 2024 | 64,697 | 110.16 | 1.46 | 143,136 | 89.04 | 1.18 | 380,165 | 44.52 | 0.59 |
| 2023 | 73,508 | 126.93 | 1.61 | 167,521 | 105.45 | 1.33 | 418,544 | 49.63 | 0.63 |
| 2022 | 72,735 | 127.49 | 1.66 | 167,243 | 106.55 | 1.39 | 410,255 | 49.27 | 0.64 |
| 2021 | 56,970 | 100.47 | 1.47 | 131,617 | 84.36 | 1.23 | 363,499 | 44.00 | 0.64 |
| 2020 | 58,595 | 103.05 | 1.39 | 133,992 | 86.00 | 1.16 | 388,434 | 47.29 | 0.64 |
| 2019 | 59,364 | 104.45 | 1.37 | 134,221 | 86.18 | 1.13 | 412,412 | 50.39 | 0.66 |
| 2018 | 56,044 | 98.80 | 1.39 | 125,895 | 81.10 | 1.14 | 361,592 | 44.45 | 0.63 |
| 2017 | 50,086 | 88.78 | 1.39 | 110,860 | 71.66 | 1.12 | 303,042 | 37.41 | 0.59 |
| 2016 | 14,589 | 25.94 | 1.36 | 32,317 | 20.91 | 1.10 | 87,310 | 10.80 | 0.57 |
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Comparing Liverpool to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 25% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 22% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 21% safer |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 8% safer |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 1.7% safer |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 1.3% safer |
| Liverpool | 106.43 | - |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 0.63% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 1.2% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 17% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Liverpool's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Liverpool that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halewood Doorstep Green | 16 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 23 |
| Clock Community Garden | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | 2 |
| Canalside Park | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 |
| Childwall Woods | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | 12 |
| Wavertree Sports Park | 21 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 106 | 51 |
| Thingwall Tennis and Bowling Club | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Oak Vale Park | 2 | 1 | - | - | 23 | 16 |
| Village Green | - | - | 1 | - | 15 | 6 |
| Main's Rough | 15 | 6 | 7 | - | 16 | 21 |
| Warbreck Park | - | 1 | - | - | 12 | 2 |
| Millennium Greens | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 19 |
| Henderson Green | 18 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 10 |
| St Agnes Field | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 63 | 13 |
| Black Wood | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Grow Speke | 2 | 1 | 7 | - | 12 | 8 |
| Admiral Park | - | 10 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 |
| Woolton Woods and Camp Hill | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 16 | 5 |
| Park hill Allotment Association | 7 | 8 | 4 | - | 24 | 13 |
| Dutch Farm | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| Seven Streets Garden | 32 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 60 | 33 |
| Fern Grove Green | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | 5 |
| Newsham Park | 24 | 75 | 52 | 6 | 213 | 120 |
| Alt Meadows | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 13 |
| The Bowley | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 20 |
| Airbourne Academy | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Boodle Croft Doorstep Green | - | 1 | 2 | - | 17 | 3 |
| Kensington Fields | 12 | 3 | 6 | - | 19 | 19 |
| Kirkdale Cemetery | 3 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| Seeds Lane Park | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| Walton Allotment Gardens Association | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Olympic Bowling Club | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | 9 | 2 |
| Rice Lane Recreation Ground | 39 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 50 | 44 |
| Walton Hall Park | 65 | 13 | 37 | 8 | 87 | 105 |
| Anfield Cemetery | 4 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 23 |
| Rotunda Amateur Boxing Club | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | 13 | 10 |
| Lester Gardens | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Thirlmere Park | 11 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 32 | 17 |
| Lower Breck Recreation Ground | 9 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 58 | 26 |
| Anfield Playground Recreation Ground | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 17 | 8 |
| St Martin's Recreation Ground | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| Amenity and Open Space | 5 | - | 2 | - | 21 | 11 |
| Sparrow Hall Playing Fields | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| West Derby Cemetery | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 36 |
| Walton Clubmoor Recreation Ground | 16 | 14 | 9 | - | 13 | 13 |
| Walton Clubmoor Recreation Ground | 2 | 6 | 6 | - | 29 | 12 |
| The Bill Shankly Playing Fields | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 5 |
| Sandfield Park | 1 | - | 1 | - | 13 | 3 |
| Walker Playing Fields | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| Sandfield Park Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | 3 |
| Doric Park | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Alder Sports Club | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 7 |
| Sefton Rugby Union Football Ground | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 16 | 9 |
| Yewtree Roman Catholic Cemetery | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
| Ackers Hall Recreation Ground | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 18 | 5 |
| Ashfield Allotments | - | - | 3 | - | 12 | 17 |
| Thingwall Road Allotment Association | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 4 |
| Sefton Park Cricket Club | 4 | - | 4 | - | 5 | 2 |
| Sefton Park Allotments | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 9 | 8 |
| Greenbank Lane Allotments | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 9 | 8 |
| Greenbank Sports Academy | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 4 |
| Sefton Park Bowling Club | 4 | 7 | 11 | - | 11 | 7 |
| Greenbank Park | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 10 | 9 |
| Salisbury Gardens | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| Grove Mount Playing Fields | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 6 |
| King George V Memorial Field | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| Reggie Smith Playing Fields | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| Jericho Lane Playing Fields | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| St Margaret's Cricket and Sports Centre | 4 | - | 2 | - | 14 | 1 |
| Sudley Allotments | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| Heron Eccles Playing Field | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 3 |
| Liverpool Cricket and Football Ground | 6 | - | 1 | - | 13 | 6 |
| Alfred Holt Athletic Ground | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Lifestyles Garston | 17 | 3 | 7 | - | 32 | 22 |
| Reynolds Park | 13 | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 |
| Springwood Recreation Ground | 3 | 2 | 7 | - | 19 | 5 |
| Clarke Gardens | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 5 |
| Bank's Road Ground Bowling Greens | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 | 12 |
| Gemini Boxing Club | 2 | 1 | - | - | 14 | 11 |
| Austin Rawlinson Sports Centre | 15 | 5 | 11 | - | 56 | 20 |
| Warbreck Moor Recreation Ground | 16 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 19 |
| Devonfield Road Gardens | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | 3 |
| Walton Park Cemetery | 3 | 5 | 15 | - | 98 | 88 |
| Stalmine Road Gardens | 2 | 1 | 6 | - | 26 | 14 |
| Walton Hall Park | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Stanley Park | 14 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 66 | 46 |
| Utting Avenue Gardens | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 |
| Brow Side Gardens | 40 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 46 | 39 |
| St John's Garden | 12 | 147 | 15 | 1 | 37 | 22 |
| Whitley Gardens | 13 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 49 | 34 |
| Grant Gardens | - | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 15 |
| Phythian Park | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 26 |
| Chavasse Park | 4 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 42 |
| St James's Gardens | 7 | 43 | 17 | 1 | 55 | 31 |
| Wavertree Park | 10 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 34 | 71 |
| Falkner Square | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 25 |
| Princes Park | 41 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 104 | 71 |
| Adlam Park | - | - | 1 | - | 13 | 3 |
| Norris Green Park | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 15 |
| Larkhill Estate Gardens | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | 14 | 14 |
| Muirhead Avenue Gardens | - | 1 | 1 | - | 16 | 7 |
| Springfield Park | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| Baycliff Road Gardens | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Dovecot Park | 24 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 29 | 20 |
| Olive Mount Gardens | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 23 | 16 |
| Toxteth Park Cemetery | - | 10 | 6 | - | 19 | 15 |
| Sefton Park | 29 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 138 | 64 |
| Harthill Estate | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
| Court Hey Park | 8 | 5 | 5 | - | 9 | 10 |
| Score Lane Gardens | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 8 | 6 |
| Alderman John Village Garden | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Calderstones Park | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Belle Vale Park | 53 | 4 | 27 | 12 | 34 | 116 |
| Festival Gardens | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Otterspool Park | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Geoffrey Hughes Memorial Ground | 6 | 3 | 7 | - | 22 | 19 |
| Allerton Cemetery | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | 3 |
| Urbanscape | 11 | 3 | 3 | - | 17 | 9 |
| Croxteth Hall and Country Park | 43 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 106 | 57 |
| Crown Street Park | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Everton Community Garden | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 9 | 24 |
| Everton Park | 28 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 52 |
| Unicorn Park | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| Penny Lane Millennium Green | 2 | - | 5 | - | 13 | 15 |
| Bootle Stadium Sports Centre | - | 2 | 2 | - | 12 | 3 |
| Mab Lane Community Woodland | 16 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 48 | 15 |
| Alt Park | 5 | 3 | 4 | - | 6 | 10 |
| Bankfield Park | 4 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 8 |
Recent Crimes in Liverpool
The 20 most recent crime reports in Liverpool.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Little Heath Road | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Moss Street | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Erl Street | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Portelet Road | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Back Bridport Street | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Erl Street | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Sark Road | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Knowsley Street | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Erl Street | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Erl Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Erl Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Erl Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Erl Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Erl Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Sark Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Minver Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Denman Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Parker Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Erl Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Erl Street |
Methodology & Data Sources
Liverpool Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Liverpool during July 2026 will typically become available in September 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Liverpool Data Points
For Liverpool, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E43000166.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Liverpool's daytime - or "workday" - population of 505,656 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Liverpool