Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 91.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.6 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

Kensington area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Everton East , and the 693rd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington (L7 2RF) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Everton East average (133.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington (L7 2RF), the main crime hotspot is near Esher Road. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stamford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bigham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Wedgewood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bigham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bigham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bigham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bigham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mirfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Mirfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mirfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedgewood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maxton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Grantham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wedgewood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Malden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wedgewood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millvale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millvale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grantham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clearwater Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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