Total Crime Rate

158.9 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 158.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.4 9/10
  • Public order 33.1 10/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Farnborough Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 130th 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 158.9 per 1,000 residents and was 268.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnborough Road (PR8 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Central Avenue. Police recorded 43 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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