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 1ES) 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 1ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Street, where police recorded 152 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eastbank Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glebe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southport Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southport
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riding Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riding Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yellow House Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Glebe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glebe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Andrew'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Andrew'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Andrew'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Andrew'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Glebe Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Southport Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lord Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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