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Overview of Liverpool crime rate

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Liverpool ranks 3rd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 73851 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Liverpool has a population of 486088. This equates to a crime rate of 151.93 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 8.5 % compared to previous year.

Most common crime types in Liverpool are Violence and sexual offences (36.6%) Public order (12.3%) Anti-social behaviour (8.3%) and least common crime types are Robbery (1.0%) Possession of weapons (0.8%) Bicycle theft (0.8%).

There are 30 wards in Liverpool. Wards with high crime rates are Central (Liverpool) (566.2), Everton (Liverpool) (204.5), Kensington and Fairfield (197.1) . On the other end, safest wards are Childwall (58.1), Mossley Hill (55.7), Church (Liverpool) (55.3) .

Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Liverpool, we see high crime rates in L2 (1046.1), L1 (971.4), L3 (317.4) . Safest postcode districts are L18 (56.4), L16 (42.5), L69 (10.0) .

Liverpool has seen significant increases in Anti-social behaviour and Violence and sexual offences in 2020, with a particularly sharp rise in the latter in 2021. There were also notable increases in Drugs, Other theft, Public order, and Vehicle crime over recent years. Despite these trends, there have been substantial decreases in Anti-social behaviour, Drugs, and Violence and sexual offences by 2023, along with reductions in Shoplifting and Vehicle crime, indicating a complex and changing crime landscape.

Liverpool crime incidents by crime type

A total of 73851 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 27020 (36.6)%
Public order – 9076 (12.3)%
Anti-social behaviour – 6095 (8.3)%
Criminal damage and arson – 5843 (7.9)%
Drugs – 5817 (7.9)%
Other theft – 4839 (6.6)%
Vehicle crime – 3876 (5.2)%
Shoplifting – 3870 (5.2)%
Burglary – 2691 (3.6)%
Theft from the person – 1508 (2.0)%
Other crime – 1266 (1.7)%
Robbery – 708 (1.0)%
Possession of weapons – 620 (0.8)%
Bicycle theft – 622 (0.8)%

How does Liverpool compare against nearby areas ?

Liverpool ranks 3rd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Liverpool wards

There are 30 wards within Liverpool. Central (Liverpool), Everton (Liverpool), Kensington and Fairfield has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 30 wards from high crime rate to low.