In Central & Islington, there were 599.7 crime offences per 1,000 households. 
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In Central & Islington, there were 599.7 crime offences per 1,000 households. | User Rodhullandemu via Wikimedia

Liverpool crime: The 17 worst areas in Liverpool for crime, latest police figures show

Official figures have revealed the Liverpool neighbourhoods with the highest levels of crime.

We have used figures from Local Insight based on Merseyside Police’s crime numbers, which breakdown total crime offences in the city into specific neighbourhoods.

The data is for the period from September 2023 to August 2024 - which is the most recent time period for which the figures are available - with the rankings based on the total neighbourhood-level incidents of criminal offences, and as a rate per 1,000 residents.

The city of Liverpool is divided into 60 Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs) - or neighbourhoods - and the figures refer to where the crimes occurred, not where they were reported from.

We have listed the 17 neighbourhoods in the city with the largest number of reported crimes in the gallery below. All photos are for illustrative purposes only and figures do not refer to any individual buildings or streets.

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