Total Crime Rate

175.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.2 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 175.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 121.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shaw Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 318th 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 Shaw Street (L6 1HA) in the last 12 months was 175.8 per 1,000 residents and was 72.5% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (640.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 121.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Street (L6 1HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moss Street, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haigh Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaw Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amelia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amelia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henglers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moss Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Haigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Haigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Haigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haigh Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Moss Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Haigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Finch Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Epworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melda Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langsdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prescot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shepherd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Salisbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Carver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melda Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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