Total Crime Rate

39.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 39.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Harington , and the 374th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Avenue (L37 3JJ) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% lower than the Harington average (48.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Avenue (L37 3JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Freshfield Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in College Avenue area

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Data Sources

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