Total Crime Rate

163.9 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 163.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 45.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 10th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 121st 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 Liverpool Road (PR8 4BB) in the last 12 months was 163.9 per 1,000 residents and was 280.3% higher than the Birkdale average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (PR8 4BB), the main crime hotspot is near Bolton Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 14 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birkdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Claremont Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Claremont Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Claremont Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Birkdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welbeck Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weld Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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