Total Crime Rate
23.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gleneagles Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Ainsdale , and the 225th lowest 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 Gleneagles Drive (PR8 3TJ) in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower than the Ainsdale average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gleneagles Drive (PR8 3TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bowness Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ainsdale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bowness Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Penrith Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowness Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowness Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowness Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Uldale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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