Total Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 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 45.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandbrook Way area has the 18th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ainsdale , and the 420th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandbrook Way (PR8 3RN) in the last 12 months was 45.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower than the Ainsdale average (51.8 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandbrook Way (PR8 3RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowness Avenue, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookdale (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandbrook Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowness Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bowness Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowness Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookdale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowness Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirdley Crescent Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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