Total Crime Rate

207.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 207.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ovington Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 85th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ovington Drive (PR8 6JW) in the last 12 months was 207.4 per 1,000 residents and was 353.5% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ovington Drive (PR8 6JW), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 102 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ovington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nuthall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sawdon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Drugs Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lake View Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ganton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ganton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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