Total Crime Rate
27.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clinning Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 259th 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 Clinning Road (PR8 4NU) in the last 12 months was 27.9 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clinning Road (PR8 4NU), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dinorwic Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vivian Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clifford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kew Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clifford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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