Toxteth
Middle areaSouth west Liverpool. 10,132 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Toxteth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Toxteth
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Toxteth at a rate of 127.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 136.4 per 1,000 people across Liverpool.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 425 |
| Other crime | 207 |
| Drug offences | 187 |
| Shoplifting | 136 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 100 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 99 |
| Vehicle crime | 91 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Toxteth compares
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Is Toxteth safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Toxteth at a rate of 127.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 136.4 per 1,000 people across Liverpool.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 114 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Toxteth.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (425), other crime (207) and drug offences (187).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Liverpool
These figures are published for the whole of Liverpool, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Liverpool and not Toxteth alone. See Liverpool
Toxteth in brief
The median price paid for a home in Toxteth was £154,500 in 2025.
Toxteth had 9,713 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Toxteth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Toxteth, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.