1981 Toxteth riots

1981 Toxteth riots
Part of the 1981 England riots
DateJuly 1981
Location
MethodsRioting, arson, looting
Casualties and losses
1 death
486 to 1,000 police officers injured
500 arrests

The Toxteth riots of July 1981 were a civil disturbance in Toxteth, inner-city Liverpool, which arose in part from long-standing tensions between the local police and the black community. They followed the Brixton riot earlier that year and were part of the 1981 England riots.