Total Crime Rate

40.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.5 4/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Princes Street area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 386th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Street (PR8 1HB) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% lower than the Birkdale average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Street (PR8 1HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 158 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 Princes Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Talbot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Eastbank Street Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Part Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Part Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Part Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Anne Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coronation Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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