Total Crime Rate

162.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 162.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Drugs 19.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lord Street West area has the 9th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 120th 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 Lord Street West (PR8 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 162.2 per 1,000 residents and was 254.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street West (PR8 2BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lord Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Public order Kingsway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kingsway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Paul'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Street West —
Apr 2026Drugs Lord Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wellington Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsway —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Southern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lord Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lord Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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