Crime Rate in Birkdale, ward

Birkdale has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Sefton district and the 1926th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 328th lowest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Birkdale in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the Sefton district average (85.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Birkdale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 271 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 344 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Birkdale ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Central Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.