Total Crime Rate

145.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.4 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 145.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Farnborough Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 144th 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 Farnborough Road (PR8 3DF) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 218.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnborough Road (PR8 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Central Avenue. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farnborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Central Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Halsall Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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