Total Crime Rate

7.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 7.5 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Aughton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 40th 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 Upper Aughton Road (PR8 5NJ) in the last 12 months was 7.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.6% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Aughton Road (PR8 5NJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Aughton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matlock Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastbourne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Compton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Banastre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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