Total Crime Rate
202.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Mews 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 The Mews (PR8 1HR) 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 The Mews (PR8 1HR), 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.
View Crime In Birkdale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lord Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glebe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southport | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southport | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southport | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southport | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riding Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riding Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yellow House Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wesley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wesley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wesley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glebe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southport | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glebe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Andrew'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Andrew'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Andrew'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Andrew'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glebe Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southport | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Southport | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bus/Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bridge Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lord Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lord Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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