Crime Rates at Kensington, Liverpool, L7 2RG

Kensington area has the 6th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Everton East , and the 113th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

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 Kensington (L7 2RG) in the last 12 months was 360.9 per 1,000 residents and was 145.7% higher than the Everton East average (146.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 150.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington (L7 2RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Geneva Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.