Total Crime Rate

299.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 299.2 10/10
  • Drugs 113.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Other theft 33.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St James Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Canning , and the 147th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Street (L1 0AB) in the last 12 months was 299.2 per 1,000 residents and was 149.1% higher than the Canning average (120.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Street (L1 0AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pitt Street, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plaza Boulevard (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St James Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parliament Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St James Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs St James Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kent Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Kent Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwallis Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cornwallis Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Watkinson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Pitt Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Pitt Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Pitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Pitt Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kitchen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kitchen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Pitt Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Theft from the person Greenland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pitt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Pitt Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Hardy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Frederick Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flint Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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