Total Crime Rate
213.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ash Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 77th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Street (PR8 6JF) in the last 12 months was 213.9 per 1,000 residents and was 396.3% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 133.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ash Street (PR8 6JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Hill, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Birkdale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ivy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rose Hill | — |
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