Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.6 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 57.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.6 5/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railway Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 403rd highest 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 Railway Street (PR8 5AQ) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher than the Birkdale average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Street (PR8 5AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Talbot Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bentham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Part Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shakespeare Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talbot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Banastre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Railway Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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