Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bradshaws Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ainsdale , and the 262nd 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 Bradshaws Lane (PR8 3LQ) in the last 12 months was 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% higher than the Ainsdale average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradshaws Lane (PR8 3LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bradshaw'S Lane (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bradshaws Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Segar'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bradshaw'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Segar'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Segar'S Lane Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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