Crime Rate in Kensington & Fairfield, ward

Kensington & Fairfield has the 14th highest crime rate of 64 wards in Liverpool district and the 775th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 75th highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kensington & Fairfield in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Liverpool district average (138.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kensington & Fairfield’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,225 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 20 cases , down -39.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 71.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -39.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,625 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kensington & Fairfield ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Guelph Street. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 133 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.