Total Crime Rate

131.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 131.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Drugs 24.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Catharine Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Canning , and the 479th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Catharine Street (L8 7NL) in the last 12 months was 131.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catharine Street (L8 7NL), 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 Catharine Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Back Sandon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Egerton Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons South Hunter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Hunter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs South Hunter Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs South Hunter Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Egerton Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Egerton Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Back Egerton Street South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hunter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Birley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Birley Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Huskisson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Hunter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hunter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Myrtle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Little Canning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sir Howard Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Huskisson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Huskisson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Huskisson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Little Canning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Little Canning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catharine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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