Total Crime Rate

119.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 119.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Drugs 36.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hawkstone Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Dingle , and the 524th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawkstone Street (L8 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 119.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the Dingle average (129.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkstone Street (L8 4QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sunnyside. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkstone Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Devonshire Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sunnyside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sunnyside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnyside
Apr 2026Other theft Belvidere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rhiwlas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawkstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gordale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hill Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kedleston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhiwlas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saltergate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Treborth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwydir Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwydir Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saltergate Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwydir Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Welfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Welfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Eridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Greengables Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelbey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kelbey Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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