Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 36.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Heathfield Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ainsdale , and the 349th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heathfield Road (PR8 3DX) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower than the Ainsdale average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heathfield Road (PR8 3DX), 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 Heathfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carr Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary Leybourne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carr Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order 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 Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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