Total Crime Rate

67.5 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 67.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sands Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Aigburth , and the 664th 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 Sands Road (L18 8BD) in the last 12 months was 67.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% higher than the Aigburth average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sands Road (L18 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Boxdale Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sands Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herondale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beechdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beechdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dovedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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