Total Crime Rate

242.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 242.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 180.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Salford Road area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ainsdale , and the 64th 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 Salford Road (PR8 3JN) in the last 12 months was 242.2 per 1,000 residents and was 367.6% higher than the Ainsdale average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 107.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salford Road (PR8 3JN), the main crime hotspot is near Station Road. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Village Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Village Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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