Total Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaws Alley area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in City Centre North , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaws Alley (L1 8DR) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 97.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Shaws Alley (L1 8DR), the main crime hotspot is near Paradise Street. Police recorded 378 crimes here, including 66 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaws Alley area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/128)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kitchen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bus/Coach Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Kitchen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Paradise Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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