Total Crime Rate

83.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 83.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nicholas Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Blundellsands , and the 279th 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 Nicholas Road (L23 6TS) in the last 12 months was 83.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% higher than the Blundellsands average (54.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nicholas Road (L23 6TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Knowles, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Back Bridge Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nicholas Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Agnes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Endsleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpipers Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpipers Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Worthing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nicholas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Knowles
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Knowles

Data Sources

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