Crime Rates at Shaws Alley, Liverpool, L1 8DE

Shaws Alley area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in City Centre North , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 1,559 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 Shaws Alley (L1 8DE) in the last 12 months was 238.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the City Centre North average (508.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 109.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaws Alley (L1 8DE), the main crime hotspot is near A5040. Police recorded 305 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.