Total Crime Rate

445.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 445.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.8 10/10
  • Public order 71.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 67.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Springfield Cottages area has the highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Blundellsands , and the 18th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Springfield Cottages (L23 7XX) in the last 12 months was 445.3 per 1,000 residents and was 783.5% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 222.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Cottages (L23 7XX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Neville Hymus Way, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Green (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Springfield Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ince Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Miller Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order The Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Church Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cooks Road —
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neville Hymus Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neville Hymus Way —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Neville Hymus Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Neville Hymus Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Neville Hymus Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrington Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Century Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Third Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Kaigh Avenue Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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