Total Crime Rate

303.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 303.6 10/10
  • Public order 107.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Other crime 14.3 10/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Portland Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 43rd 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 Portland Street (PR8 6LU) in the last 12 months was 303.6 per 1,000 residents and was 604.3% higher than the Birkdale average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 466.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 160.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Street (PR8 6LU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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