Total Crime Rate

536.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 536.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 250.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.7 10/10
  • Public order 67.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.5 10/10
  • Drugs 62.5 10/10
  • Other theft 36.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rotten Row area has the highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 13th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rotten Row (PR8 2DA) in the last 12 months was 536.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1073.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rotten Row (PR8 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Warren Court. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rotten Row area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Camberley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Warren Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Weld Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ascot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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