Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 53.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kings Close area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Aigburth , and the 544th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Close (L17 9QS) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower than the Aigburth average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Close (L17 9QS), the main crime hotspot is near Langham Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ancaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langham Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ampthill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Larkfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Larkfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ampthill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wendover Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsmere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Roxburgh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Roxburgh Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langham Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Livingston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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