Total Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 36.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stamford Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 348th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stamford Road (PR8 4EX) in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stamford Road (PR8 4EX), the main crime hotspot is near Stamford Road. Police recorded 24 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 Stamford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meres Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meres Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft School Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Broome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meres Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kew Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Daisy Way —
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Data Sources

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