Total Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • 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
  • Other crime 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

Liverpool Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 371st lowest 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 Liverpool Road (PR8 4PW) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (PR8 4PW), the main crime hotspot is near Central Avenue. Police recorded 39 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 Liverpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Central Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Central Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Arundel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Arundel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Halsall Road Local resolution
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Data Sources

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