Total Crime Rate

202.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 202.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 53.9 8/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 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

Eastbank Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 83rd 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 Eastbank Street (PR8 1EE) in the last 12 months was 202.6 per 1,000 residents and was 370.0% higher than the Birkdale average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 94.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastbank Street (PR8 1EE), the main crime hotspot is near London Street. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastbank Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs London Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs London Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary London Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yellow House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Southport Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Linaker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linaker Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Rimmer'S Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southport
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Victoria Bridge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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