Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Scarisbrick New Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 423rd highest 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 Scarisbrick New Road (PR8 6PF) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarisbrick New Road (PR8 6PF), the main crime hotspot is near Ash Street. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scarisbrick New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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