Crime in Liverpool by area
Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.
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Every area, ranked
| # | Most common | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChinatownL1 · 18,181 residents | 584.1 | ▼ 8% | violence |
| 2 | Baltic TriangleL1 · 17,566 residents | 432 | ▼ 6% | violence |
| 3 | LiverpoolL2 · 64,598 residents | 389.1 | ▼ 4% | violence |
| 4 | VauxhallL3 · 15,515 residents | 361.7 | ▲ 4% | violence |
| 5 | FairfieldL7 · 13,412 residents | 281.5 | ▲ 25% | violence |
| 6 | Elm ParkL6 · 16,367 residents | 244.9 | ▲ 23% | violence |
| 7 | EvertonL5 · 14,348 residents | 230.8 | ▲ 6% | violence |
| 8 | TuebrookL6 · 15,136 residents | 213.5 | ▲ 31% | violence |
| 9 | WaltonL4 · 16,776 residents | 212.7 | ▲ 5% | violence |
| 10 | KensingtonL7 · 21,244 residents | 196.6 | ▲ 15% | violence |
| 11 | StoneycroftL13 · 14,178 residents | 193 | ▲ 28% | violence |
| 12 | Georgian QuarterL7 · 24,915 residents | 190.7 | ▲ 14% | violence |
| 13 | Edge HillL7 · 19,745 residents | 173 | ▲ 13% | violence |
| 14 | KirkdaleL4 · 16,265 residents | 165.8 | ▲ 9% | violence |
| 15 | SpekeL24 · 26,057 residents | 144.5 | ▲ 14% | violence |
| 16 | AnfieldL4 · 19,704 residents | 141.5 | ▲ 12% | violence |
| 17 | Old SwanL13 · 18,546 residents | 131.1 | ▲ 3% | violence |
| 18 | DingleL8 · 12,944 residents | 129.2 | ▲ 14% | violence |
| 19 | FazakerleyL9 · 9,723 residents | 125.5 | ▲ 17% | violence |
| 20 | ToxtethL8 · 28,392 residents | 119 | ▲ 9% | violence |
| 21 | Norris GreenL11 · 18,473 residents | 115.4 | ▲ 16% | violence |
| 22 | Orrell ParkL9 · 16,190 residents | 113.7 | ▼ 10% | violence |
| 23 | ClubmoorL13 · 16,436 residents | 108.8 | ▲ 20% | violence |
| 24 | WavertreeL15 · 24,378 residents | 106.2 | ▲ 23% | violence |
| 25 | GarstonL19 · 31,679 residents | 100.1 | ▲ 28% | violence |
| 26 | GillmossL11 · 10,689 residents | 99.9 | ▲ 7% | violence |
| 27 | Hunts CrossL25 · 50,061 residents | 90.9 | ▲ 13% | violence |
| 28 | GateacreL25 · 14,148 residents | 89.9 | ▲ 4% | violence |
| 29 | DovecotL14 · 14,959 residents | 89.6 | ▲ 12% | violence |
| 30 | AigburthL17 · 10,523 residents | 79.4 | ▲ 10% | violence |
| 31 | West DerbyL12 · 11,977 residents | 76.5 | ▲ 29% | violence |
| 32 | AllertonL18 · 11,966 residents | 71.5 | ▲ 18% | violence |
| 33 | Broad GreenL14 · 14,886 residents | 69.3 | 0% | violence |
| 34 | CroxtethL12 · 14,213 residents | 68.1 | ▲ 23% | violence |
| 35 | Knotty AshL14 · 14,311 residents | 67.4 | ▼ 11% | violence |
| 36 | NetherleyL27 · 46,194 residents | 66.9 | ▲ 18% | violence |
| 37 | WooltonL25 · 56,045 residents | 65.1 | ▲ 15% | violence |
| 38 | OtterspoolL17 · 8,275 residents | 63.8 | ▼ 5% | violence |
| 39 | Mossley HillL18 · 16,452 residents | 61.8 | ▼ 5% | violence |
| 40 | CressingtonL19 · 10,302 residents | 61.7 | ▲ 30% | anti-social behaviour |
| 41 | GrassendaleL19 · 7,722 residents | 61.1 | ▲ 1% | violence |
| 42 | Belle ValeL25 · 63,876 residents | 60.8 | ▲ 17% | violence |
| 43 | ChildwallL16 · 10,409 residents | 42.3 | ▲ 5% | violence |
Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.
Why busy centres look worst
Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.
How we work it out
Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.
Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.
Crime in every area
Questions people ask
Which areas of Liverpool have the lowest crime?
Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Childwall, Belle Vale, Grassendale, Cressington and Mossley Hill.
Which areas of Liverpool have the highest crime?
Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Chinatown, Baltic Triangle, Liverpool, Vauxhall and Fairfield.
Is crime going up or down in Liverpool?
Across Liverpool, 18,195 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 7% more than the three months before.
How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?
We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.