Is Liverpool a nice place to live?
Waterfront city — Beatles, docks and two cathedrals.
Police.uk data for 2026-06
1464 crimes recorded
Within roughly a mile of Liverpool centre. Most common: Violence & sexual offences.
Category breakdown
Violence & sexual offences
419 (29%)
Drugs
200 (14%)
Shoplifting
188 (13%)
Anti-social behaviour
163 (11%)
Public order
128 (9%)
Other theft
112 (8%)
Criminal damage & arson
64 (4%)
Burglary
45 (3%)
Other crime
36 (2%)
Bicycle theft
24 (2%)
Vehicle crime
23 (2%)
Theft from the person
23 (2%)
Robbery
20 (1%)
Possession of weapons
19 (1%)
What this data does and doesn't tell you
This is a count of crimes reported to police and recorded within roughly a mile of Liverpool's centre — it isn't a "safety score" and it doesn't capture things like community, schools, transport links or how an area actually feels to live in. Areas with more footfall (town centres, retail parks) often show higher raw counts simply because more people pass through them, not because they're more dangerous to live in. Use this alongside a proper visit, not instead of one.