Is it okay to walk in Welsh Streets, Liverpool?

Crime reported to the police, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026

Moderate for Liverpool

Reported crime around the center of Welsh Streets is higher than in 82% of areas in Liverpool, taking into account how many people are usually around. 658 incidents were reported here in these 12 months.

“Here” is the area of about 0.7 km² (0.3 square miles) around the center of Welsh Streets.

See Welsh Streets on the map

The map shows every block and gives walking directions that avoid high-crime areas.

By kind of crime

Kind	Level	Compared with the rest of Liverpool
ViolentHomicide, sexual assault, robbery, assault, kidnapping	Moderate	higher than in 81% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	Moderate	higher than in 75% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	High	higher than in 87% of areas

Day and night

Liverpool police data has no time of day, so day and night cannot be compared here.

What gets reported here

Violence & sexual offences: 324 (49%)
Drug offense: 83 (13%)
Vehicle crime: 65 (10%)
Vandalism: 60 (9%)
Public order: 48 (7%)

Following the city-wide trend over the last 6 months.

Around Welsh Streets

The areas right next to it range from moderate to high.

Toxteth Moderate
Dingle Very low
Canning / Georgian Quarter Moderate
Edge Hill Low
Baltic Triangle Very high
Wavertree High
Knowledge Quarter Moderate
Kensington Moderate

How to read this

It shows crime reported to the police. Many crimes are never reported.
Levels compare areas within Liverpool. The same level in another city does not mean the same.
It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about any person or building.
Please do not use it for decisions about housing, lending, insurance or employment.