Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 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 76.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Drugs 27.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Back Sandon Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Canning , and the 745th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Back Sandon Street (L8 7GA) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the Canning average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Sandon Street (L8 7GA), the main crime hotspot is near Back Egerton Street South. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Back Sandon Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alexandra Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Little Canning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Falkner Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Little Canning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catharine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Upper Hampton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vine Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Egerton Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Egerton Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Back Sandon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sandon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lowther Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Northbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Parliament Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Little Canning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Parliament Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harrowby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Back Mulberry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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