Total Crime Rate

7.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Walk area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 36th 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 84.1% lower than the Birkdale average (45.7 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 , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around The Walk (PR8 4BG), the main crime hotspot is near Bolton Road. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 13 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bolton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weld Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bolton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bolton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bolton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Claremont Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bolton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bolton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bolton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bolton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bolton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Glenrose Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weld Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Weld Parade Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bolton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Weld Parade Local resolution
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Data Sources

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