Total Crime Rate

116.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 116.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Second Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Blundellsands , and the 197th 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 Second Avenue (L23 5RX) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 113.9% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Second Avenue (L23 5RX), the main crime hotspot is near The Green. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Second Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Green Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Church Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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