Total Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Boundary Street area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 283rd 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 Boundary Street (PR8 5EH) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -46.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Boundary Street (PR8 5EH), the main crime hotspot is near Ericson Drive. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kew| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Banastre Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastbourne Road | Under investigation |
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