Total Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Loxley Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 75th 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 Loxley Road (PR8 6NP) in the last 12 months was 11.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Loxley Road (PR8 6NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jane'S Brook Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashdown Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kew| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ashdown Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jane'S Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Jane'S Brook Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashdown Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Janes Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Loxley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jane'S Brook Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lonsdale Road | Under investigation |
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