Total Crime Rate

80.7 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 80.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Liverpool Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ainsdale , and the 301st highest 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 Liverpool Road (PR8 3NG) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (PR8 3NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briar Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldons Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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
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Data Sources

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