Total Crime Rate
38.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kirkside Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Croxteth , and the 386th lowest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkside Close (L12 0JS) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% lower than the Croxteth average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirkside Close (L12 0JS), the main crime hotspot is near Dymoke Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Croxteth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coronet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sceptre Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitebeam Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkside Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakhill Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spur Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spur Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whitebeam Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sword Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dymoke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Armill Road | Under investigation |
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