Total Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • 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 crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Beatty Road area has the 54th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 422nd 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 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft 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 9 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.3% 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order A570 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aspen Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A570 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grundy Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grundy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grundy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grundy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aspen Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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