Total Crime Rate

154.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 154.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 112.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
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

Wrights Terrace area has the 12th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 131st 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 Wrights Terrace (PR8 4EF) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 238.9% higher than the Birkdale average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 112.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrights Terrace (PR8 4EF), the main crime hotspot is near Stamford Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wrights Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Meadow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meadow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meadow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Compton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Meadow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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