Total Crime Rate
83.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowness Avenue 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 Bowness Avenue (PR8 3QP) 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 Bowness Avenue (PR8 3QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowness Avenue, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shirdley Crescent (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ainsdale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shirdley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowness Avenue | — |
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