Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in North Meols & Hesketh Bank , and the 96th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

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 Church Road (PR4 6UP) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% higher than the North Meols & Hesketh Bank average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (PR4 6UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bakers Mews (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kearsley Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kearsley Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gorse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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