Crap Towns / Kirkby / Crime

How much crime is there in Kirkby?

The police recorded 88.8 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Kirkby from September 2023 to August 2026, 17% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 41.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 86.7, down from 88.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	88.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	91.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	86.7	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	41.6	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.2	7.0
Drugs	9.3	2.4
Public order	8.9	6.6
Other theft	5.5	5.4
Shoplifting	3.9	7.1
Burglary	2.5	3.1
Vehicle crime	2.4	3.8
Other crime	2.4	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.9	0.8
Robbery	0.6	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Liverpool	8.3 km	126
Bootle	8.2 km	125
Kirkby	–	88.8
Prescot	9.3 km	85.8
Litherland	7.7 km	81.5
Huyton with Roby	7.4 km	78.2
Aintree	4.1 km	77.7
Maghull	5.2 km	49.0
Ormskirk	8.9 km	41.1
Rainford	6.7 km	35.1
Lydiate	6.4 km	25.6
The typical town	–	76.2