Total Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hollybrook Road area has the 40th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 415th 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 Hollybrook Road (PR8 2AA) in the last 12 months was 56.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% higher than the Birkdale average (45.7 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 , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollybrook Road (PR8 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Lord Street West. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hollybrook Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lord Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lord Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Glenrose Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Southern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lord Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Street West —
Apr 2026Drugs Southern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lord Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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