Total Crime Rate
37.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hastings Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Blundellsands , and the 359th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
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 Hastings Road (L22 6QS) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Blundellsands average (54.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hastings Road (L22 6QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mariners Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Bridge Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Blundellsands| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Worthing Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Endsleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holden Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holden Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holden Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holden Road East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eastbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersey View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mersey View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandpipers Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandpipers Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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