Total Crime Rate

161.5 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 161.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.8 7/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

York Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 125th 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 York Road (PR8 2DU) in the last 12 months was 161.5 per 1,000 residents and was 274.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (PR8 2DU), the main crime hotspot is near Weld Parade. Police recorded 16 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 York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weld Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Terrace —
Sep 2025Public order Prince Charles Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Saxon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birkdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Birkdale Under investigation
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Data Sources

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