Total Crime Rate

70.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 70.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princes Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Canning , and the 684th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Avenue (L8 2TB) in the last 12 months was 70.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Canning average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Avenue (L8 2TB), the main crime hotspot is near Loudon Grove. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Verulam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cairns Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vronhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vronhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loudon Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cawdor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harrowby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harrowby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fernhill Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mulgrave Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Celtic Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Northbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jermyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Verulam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arnold Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adele Thompson Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrowby Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maud Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claribel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claribel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jermyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jermyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Princes Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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