Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 59.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 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

Grove Terrace area has the 35th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 394th 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 Grove Terrace (PR8 5NE) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Terrace (PR8 5NE), the main crime hotspot is near Ericson Drive. Police recorded 20 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 Grove Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Claremont Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ericson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Claremont Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Aughton Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aughton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Claremont Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aughton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Belmont Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Lyons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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