Total Crime Rate

209.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 209.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 115.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Blundellsands , and the 79th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Road (L23 3DP) in the last 12 months was 209.9 per 1,000 residents and was 316.4% higher than the Blundellsands average (50.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (L23 3DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crosender Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotsford Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fire Station Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brompton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alder Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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