Total Crime Rate

174.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 174.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.4 10/10
  • Burglary 34.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Belmont Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 108th 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 Belmont Street (PR8 1NE) in the last 12 months was 174.4 per 1,000 residents and was 304.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belmont Street (PR8 1NE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Belmont Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twistfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kingsway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wellington Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —

Data Sources

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