Crime Rates at Kensington, Liverpool, L7 8XB

Kensington area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 724th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington (L7 8XB) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (613.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington (L7 8XB), the main crime hotspot is near Guelph Street. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 133 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.