Total Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 27.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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

Kimberley Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Blundellsands , and the 245th 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 Kimberley Avenue (L23 5SX) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kimberley Avenue (L23 5SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vale Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Third Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kimberley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson College 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

Data Sources

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