Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 166.7 9/10
  • Drugs 85.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 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

St James Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Canning , and the 354th 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 St James Street (L1 5HA) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% higher than the Canning average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Street (L1 5HA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Griffiths Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brindley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cummings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cummings Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flint Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flint Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raffles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jamaica Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cornwallis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Raffles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raffles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Jamaica Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Suffolk Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Henry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Henry Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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