Total Crime Rate

60.6 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 60.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • 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
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

College Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 387th highest 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 College Avenue (L23 0SS) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower than the Church average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Avenue (L23 0SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fir Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorndale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashlar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashlar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rockland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ferndale Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashlar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Thorndale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cedar Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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