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

Aughton Road 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 Aughton Road (PR8 2AF) 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 Aughton Road (PR8 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Walk, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beechfield Gardens (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aughton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A565 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twistfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Walk Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Belmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lord Street West Local resolution
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Data Sources

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