Total Crime Rate
19.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brighton Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Road (PR8 4DD) in the last 12 months was 19.5 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% lower than the Birkdale average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brighton Road (PR8 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bedford Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kew Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birkdale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinorwic Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dinorwic Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kew Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Viking Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Viking Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dinorwic Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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