Total Crime Rate

83.6 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 83.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Liverpool Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ainsdale , and the 290th 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 Liverpool Road (PR8 3NT) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (PR8 3NT), the main crime hotspot is near Brookdale. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirdley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowness Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookdale —
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Data Sources

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