Total Crime Rate

557.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

211.5 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 557.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 211.5 10/10
  • Drugs 177.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.2 10/10
  • Other theft 62.5 10/10
  • Public order 62.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.9 10/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Canning , and the 57th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James Road (L1 7AY) in the last 12 months was 557.7 per 1,000 residents and was 367.9% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 211.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (L1 7AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lestock Street, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Percy Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lestock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hyslop Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandino Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Harrington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Harrington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Huskisson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chesney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birley Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Hope Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chesney Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hope Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pine Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lestock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lestock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lestock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blair Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Little Catharine Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blair Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Little Catharine Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Chapel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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