Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Andreas Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 302nd 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 Andreas Close (PR8 5PB) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 433.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Andreas Close (PR8 5PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ericson Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Matlock Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Andreas Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Matlock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brewery Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Viking Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Viking Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ericson Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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