Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 41.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 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
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

Cranleigh Gardens area has the 19th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Blundellsands , and the 394th 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 Cranleigh Gardens (L23 7TL) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cranleigh Gardens (L23 7TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Second Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cranleigh Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnegie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnegie Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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