Total Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 30.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.8 4/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Falkner Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Canning , and the 690th lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 Falkner Street (L8 7PU) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% lower than the Canning average (120.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falkner Street (L8 7PU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Falkner Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburne Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackburne Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Catharine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Little Catharine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Little Catharine Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Little Catharine Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Little Catharine Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stowell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Back Canning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Morpeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Arrad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morpeth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morpeth Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Hope Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Upper Hope Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parliament Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parliament Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackburne Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arrad Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hope Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Canning Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Street South Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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