Total Crime Rate

154.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 154.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Kings Meadow area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ainsdale , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Meadow (PR8 3QD) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 199.0% higher than the Ainsdale average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Meadow (PR8 3QD), the main crime hotspot is near Brookdale. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirdley Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Lilac Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookdale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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