Total Crime Rate

245.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 245.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 44.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.9 10/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Pownall Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in City Centre North , and the 207th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Pownall Street (L1 8EG) in the last 12 months was 245.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% lower than the City Centre North average (546.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Pownall Street (L1 8EG), the main crime hotspot is near Paradise Street. Police recorded 483 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Pownall Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/153)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting A5040 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A5040 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A5040 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5040 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5040 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5040 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime A5040 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A5040 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Duke Street Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Duke Street Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A5040 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting A5040 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Duke Street Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Paradise Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Paradise Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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