Total Crime Rate

141.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 141.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.0 10/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Princes Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 149th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

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 Princes Street (PR8 1HA) in the last 12 months was 141.8 per 1,000 residents and was 210.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Street (PR8 1HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waverley Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Eastbank Street Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastbank Street Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Eastbank Street Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbank Street Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hodge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coronation Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrew'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coronation Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Coronation Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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