Crime Rates at Kensington Road, Southport, PR9 0RT

Kensington Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 208th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Road (PR9 0RT) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% higher than the Cambridge average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (PR9 0RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hall Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.