Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 60.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 24.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.1 1/10
  • Public order 1.1 1/10
  • Robbery 1.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Catharine Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Canning , and the 601st lowest crime rate of 1,552 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 Catharine Street (L8 7SD) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Canning average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catharine Street (L8 7SD), 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 2026Public order Little Canning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hunter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sir Howard Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Myrtle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blackburne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Hunter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Hunter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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 2026Vehicle crime Back Huskisson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caledonia Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Birley Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Close 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 2026Drugs Hope Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hope Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Back Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bedford Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Birley Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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