Total Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 69.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · 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 27th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 338th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scarisbrick New Road (PR8 6QE) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarisbrick New Road (PR8 6QE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 69 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 Scarisbrick New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arbour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hampton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5267 Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Arbour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hodson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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