Total Crime Rate
222.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Back Canning Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Canning , and the 228th highest crime rate of 1,559 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 Back Canning Street (L8 7PB) in the last 12 months was 222.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.3% higher 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Back Canning Street (L8 7PB), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Egerton Street North | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gambier Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parliament Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parliament Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hope Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hope Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gambier Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gambier Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Little Catharine Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canning Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lestock Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lestock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lestock Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lestock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lestock Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cambridge Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambridge Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Catharine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birley Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Hunter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morpeth Street | Under investigation |
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