Total Crime Rate
295.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kingsley Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Arundel , and the 150th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsley Road (L8 2XQ) in the last 12 months was 295.2 per 1,000 residents and was 146.2% higher than the Arundel average (119.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 91 (≈ 182.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsley Road (L8 2XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Seacole Close. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Arundel| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Asbridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beaconsfield Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Gate East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Seaport Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mozart Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mozart Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Princes Gate West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bentley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ritson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ducie Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cairns Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Gate East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seacole Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Britten Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Seacole Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seacole Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Solway Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seacole Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Seacole Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seacole Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seacole Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Princes Gate East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seacole Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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