Total Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

The Walk area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Walk (PR8 4BG) in the last 12 months was 7.3 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% lower than the Birkdale average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around The Walk (PR8 4BG), 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 The Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Belmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Bolton Road Under investigation
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 Weld Parade 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 2025Vehicle crime Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aughton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aughton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aughton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lyons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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