Total Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Oxford Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Blundellsands , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Drive (L22 7RZ) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Drive (L22 7RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holden Road East, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worthing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holden Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpipers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbord Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersey View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pinehurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mersey View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holden Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holden Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpipers Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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