Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 34.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Arundel , and the 335th 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 Avenue (L8 2UP) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Avenue (L8 2UP), 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 Avenue area

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

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