Total Crime Rate

2386.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

525.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2386.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1175.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 525.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 306.6 10/10
  • Drugs 204.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 197.1 10/10
  • Public order 153.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.7 10/10
  • Other theft 58.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 58.4 10/10
  • Other crime 36.5 10/10
  • Robbery 36.5 10/10
  • Burglary 29.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 29.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Cleveland Square area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in City Centre North , and the 9th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cleveland Square (L1 5BE) in the last 12 months was 2386.9 per 1,000 residents and was 337.1% higher than the City Centre North average (546.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 525.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cleveland Square (L1 5BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paradise Street, where police recorded 483 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (159 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Liverpool

Crime Over Time in Cleveland Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/269)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs David Lewis Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Wolstenholme Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Roe Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roe Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Roe Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Roe Alley Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolstenholme Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wolstenholme Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolstenholme Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roe Alley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Roe Alley Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Roe Alley Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Henry Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gradwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gradwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gradwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roe Alley Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs David Lewis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gradwell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydia Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Seddon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lydia Ann Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Price Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Price Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Price Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting College Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roe Alley Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 269

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑