Total Crime Rate

203.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 203.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.1 9/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canning Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

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 Canning Street (L22 8QS) in the last 12 months was 203.0 per 1,000 residents and was 96.0% higher than the Church average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 124.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canning Street (L22 8QS), the main crime hotspot is near South Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canning Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murat Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order Duke Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deacon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hyde Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midland Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Midland Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deacon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midland Terrace
Sep 2025Public order Denmark Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Denmark Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adelaide Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Denmark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murat Grove Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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