Total Crime Rate
802.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper Duke Street 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 Upper Duke Street (L1 9DY) 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 Upper Duke Street (L1 9DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leece Street, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A5039 (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Canning| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackburne Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Back Knight Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lady Chapel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Knight Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roscoe Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Berry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Berry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Berry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Berry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Berry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Knight Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Knight Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Knight Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Back Knight Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Back Knight Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Upper Duke Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Back Knight Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cummings Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cummings Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oldham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oldham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oldham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Oldham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oldham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Leece Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Leece Street | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.