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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in L4: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

L4 recorded 460 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.47 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 43.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 13.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring116.43 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment460 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 13.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

460
trending_down -14.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

116.43per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

926

Within L4 district

Liverpool

54,335

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 16 Shoplifting: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 4
16
Broadway Map
total: 11 Drugs: 3 Shoplifting: 3
11
Supermarket Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 8 Public order: 2
11
Elton Street Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 3 Drugs: 2
10
Houlding Street Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Drugs: 2
10
Shopping Area Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 1
9
Dewsbury Road Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 3
9
Abingdon Grove Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1
8
Springfield Square Map
total: 7 Public order: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
Alderville Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Other crime: 1
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
460 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
200
43.5%
Shoplifting
41
8.9%
Public Order
40
8.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
39
8.5%
Drug Offences
39
8.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
27
5.9%
Other Theft
19
4.1%
Vehicle Crime
11
2.4%
Burglary
10
2.2%
Weapons Possession
8
1.7%
Other Crime
8
1.7%
Robbery
8
1.7%
Bicycle Theft
6
1.3%
Theft from Person
4
0.9%

Crime Analysis: L4

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in L4 (43.5%). Shoplifting (8.9%) and Public Order (8.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in L4 has fallen sharply — by 13.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for L4 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 -14.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -13.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.1%

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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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