Gangs of youths armed with machetes terrorising Liverpool city centre – Liverpool Echo Skip to main content Police have been given extra powers following a series of incidents in Liverpool city centre(Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo) Police have been granted extra stop and search powers following reports of groups of youths armed with machetes, involved in fights and assaults in Liverpool city centre. A Section 60 order came into force at 3pm today (Thursday, July 23) and will remain in place until 3pm on Friday, July 24. The order gives officers enhanced powers to stop and search anyone they reasonably suspect may be involved in violence, criminality or disorder, without the usual requirement for reasonable grounds in the designated area. The area covered includes much of Liverpool city centre and is bounded by Princess Parade, William Jessop Way, Waterloo Road, Paisley Street, Great Howard Street, Leeds Street, Byrom Street, Hunter Street, Islington, Brunswick Road, Low Hill, Hall Lane, Towerlands Street, Irvine Street, Mount Vernon Road, Grove Street, Oxford Street East, Smithdown Lane, Crown Street, Upper Parliament Street, Parliament Street, Queens Dock and the waterfront back to Waterloo Road.
Published: July 23, 2026 3:50 pm
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