Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 47.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • 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
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scarisbrick New Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 446th 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 Scarisbrick New Road (PR8 6PG) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarisbrick New Road (PR8 6PG), the main crime hotspot is near Back Forest Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5267 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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