Total Crime Rate

246.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 246.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.1 10/10
  • Public order 92.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Walnut Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 63rd 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 Walnut Street (PR8 6NE) in the last 12 months was 246.4 per 1,000 residents and was 439.0% higher than the Birkdale average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 157.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walnut Street (PR8 6NE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walnut Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5267 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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