Total Crime Rate
58.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
52.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kimberley Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Blundellsands , and the 399th highest 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 Drive (L23 5TB) in the last 12 months was 58.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kimberley Drive (L23 5TB), the main crime hotspot is near Church Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Victoria| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Vale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Vale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Everest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Everest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Everest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fairholme Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | First Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | First Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Everest Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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