Total Crime Rate
69.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Percy Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Canning , and the 687th lowest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Percy Street (L8 7LT) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Percy Street (L8 7LT), 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.
View Crime In Canning| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Morpeth Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Mulberry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morpeth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Morpeth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morpeth Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Canning Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Canning Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Hope Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Upper Hope Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Emerson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Street South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Street South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parliament Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Egerton Street North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Mulberry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stowell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blackburne Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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