Total Crime Rate

4.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 4.1 1/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 5th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Road (PR8 4PT) in the last 12 months was 4.1 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% lower than the Birkdale average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (PR8 4PT), the main crime hotspot is near Suffolk Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 13 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clifford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Langdale Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vivian Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grantham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Clifford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Library Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stafford Road Under investigation
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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaw'S Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Betula Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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