Total Crime Rate

52.6 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 52.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Westcliffe Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 448th 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 Westcliffe Road (PR8 2BN) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 533.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 533.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westcliffe Road (PR8 2BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southern Road, where police recorded 14 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 Westcliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
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 Lord Street West Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Beach Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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