Total Crime Rate

52.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Duke Street area has the 44th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 449th highest 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 Duke Street (PR8 1LW) in the last 12 months was 52.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duke Street (PR8 1LW), the main crime hotspot is near Wellington Street. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Duke Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lyons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Sep 2025Public order Talbot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Talbot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Part Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Part Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lord Street West Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Part Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aughton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aughton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Belmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aughton Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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