Total Crime Rate

189.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 189.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.1 8/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bridge Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 98th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridge Street (PR8 1BW) in the last 12 months was 189.7 per 1,000 residents and was 314.8% higher than the Birkdale average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 97.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (PR8 1BW), the main crime hotspot is near Southport. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawesside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Southport Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Southport Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hamlet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawesside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawesside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrew'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawesside Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawesside Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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