Total Crime Rate

165.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 165.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sandbrook Road area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ainsdale , and the 119th 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 Sandbrook Road (PR8 3RP) in the last 12 months was 165.0 per 1,000 residents and was 225.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 101.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandbrook Road (PR8 3RP), 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 Sandbrook 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 Kings Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kings Meadow 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookdale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shirdley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Lane Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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