Total Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kenilworth Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ainsdale , and the 295th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

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 Kenilworth Road (PR8 3PE) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Ainsdale average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenilworth Road (PR8 3PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowness Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briar Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kenilworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirdley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowness Avenue —
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Data Sources

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