Total Crime Rate

142.4 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 142.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 34.7 7/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.3 6/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Station Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ainsdale , and the 151st highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (PR8 3HR) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 180.8% higher than the Ainsdale average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (PR8 3HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Berwick Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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