Total Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 25.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandheys Avenue area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Blundellsands , and the 225th 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 Sandheys Avenue (L22 7RP) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower than the Blundellsands average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandheys Avenue (L22 7RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Adelaide Terrace, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Murat Grove (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandheys Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harbord Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mersey View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Adelaide Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murat Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beach Bank
Sep 2025Other theft Beach Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Murat Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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