Total Crime Rate

22.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 22.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 17.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Beatty Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beatty Road (PR8 6LB) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beatty Road (PR8 6LB), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Gardens. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beatty Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarisbrick New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scarisbrick New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarisbrick New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashdown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grundy Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashdown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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