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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in L1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

L1 recorded 1,537 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 36.32 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 29.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 3.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring441.77 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment1,537 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 3.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,537
trending_down -18.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

441.77per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

787

Within L1 district

Liverpool

42,323

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Church Street Map
total: 118 Shoplifting: 72 Violence and sexual offences: 16
118
Rainford Gardens Map
total: 72 Violence and sexual offences: 20 Shoplifting: 16
72
Parker Street Map
total: 68 Shoplifting: 18 Violence and sexual offences: 18
68
Lord Street Map
total: 62 Shoplifting: 28 Violence and sexual offences: 14
62
Shopping Area Map
total: 60 Violence and sexual offences: 26 Shoplifting: 20
60
Back Lime Street Map
total: 48 Violence and sexual offences: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 12
48
Whitechapel Map
total: 48 Violence and sexual offences: 20 Public order: 8
48
Supermarket Map
total: 46 Shoplifting: 16 Public order: 8
46
Paradise Street Map
total: 41 Shoplifting: 24 Drugs: 4
41
Elliot Street Map
total: 36 Drugs: 18 Violence and sexual offences: 6
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
1,537 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
445
29.0%
Drug Offences
296
19.3%
Shoplifting
255
16.6%
Public Order
125
8.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
123
8.0%
Other Theft
93
6.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
52
3.4%
Theft from Person
33
2.1%
Burglary
29
1.9%
Vehicle Crime
22
1.4%
Weapons Possession
18
1.2%
Other Crime
18
1.2%
Robbery
15
1.0%
Bicycle Theft
13
0.8%

Crime Analysis: L1

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in L1 at 29.0%. Drug Offences (19.3%) and Shoplifting (16.6%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in L1 has risen slightly — by 3.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for L1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -18.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +3.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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