Total Crime Rate
32.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shore Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in North Meols & Hesketh Bank , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 323 local areas in West Lancashire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shore Road (PR4 6RB) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% lower than the North Meols & Hesketh Bank average (42.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shore Road (PR4 6RB), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Road. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In North Meols & Hesketh Bank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chandlers Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ribble Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hazelwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Brow | Under investigation |
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