Total Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Shaftesbury Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 414th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Road (PR8 4PP) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (PR8 4PP), the main crime hotspot is near Central Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Library Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Central Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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