Total Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ash Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 241st 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 Ash Street (PR8 6JH) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ash Street (PR8 6JH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Birkdale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arbour Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
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