Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lyons Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 304th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyons Road (PR8 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyons Road (PR8 1JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aughton Mews, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Mews (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lyons Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Claremont Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Claremont Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Claremont Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Belmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aughton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aughton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aughton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lyons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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