Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lynton Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 166th 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 Lynton Road (PR8 3AN) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 209.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynton Road (PR8 3AN), the main crime hotspot is near Lynton Drive. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lynton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunbar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunbar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillside Road —
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Data Sources

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