Total Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Public order 20.2 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • 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
  • 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

York Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Blundellsands , and the 212th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Avenue (L23 5RN) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 116.0% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Avenue (L23 5RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Road West (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fire Station Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cooks Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Century Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Century Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ince Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Century Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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