Total Crime Rate

802.9 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 802.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 326.9 10/10
  • Drugs 197.1 10/10
  • Public order 91.4 10/10
  • Other theft 67.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 29th highest crime rate of 1,559 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 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 802.9 per 1,000 residents and was 568.4% higher than the Canning average (120.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 215.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 427.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Road (L1 7AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Back Percy Street. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St James Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Little Catharine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Back Hope Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesterfield Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Lady Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Morpeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morpeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morpeth Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Upper Duke Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Little Hardman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rice Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Catharine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Roscoe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lestock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lestock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lestock Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Lestock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lestock Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gambier Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gambier Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gambier Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Gambier Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Stanhope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Hope Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hope Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parliament Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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