Total Crime Rate

154.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.3 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 154.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.3 10/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

New Cut Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Park , and the 131st 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 New Cut Close (PR8 3DR) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 353.0% higher than the Park average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Cut Close (PR8 3DR), 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 New Cut Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Halsall Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cut Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Central Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suffolk Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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