Total Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 74.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princes Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Arundel , and the 723rd lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Road (L8 2UL) in the last 12 months was 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Arundel average (121.9 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Road (L8 2UL), the main crime hotspot is near Sunnyside. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claribel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Kelvin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhiwlas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cawdor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cairns Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairns Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jermyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jermyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jermyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ducie Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwydir Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Kelvin Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Gate West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Princes Gate East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Gate East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Gate East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seaport Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunnyside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnyside —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sunnyside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rhiwlas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sunnyside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gwydir Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Gwent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vronhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vronhill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Claribel Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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