Total Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 32nd lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 190th 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 6QF) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarisbrick New Road (PR8 6QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hampton Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scarisbrick New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eaton Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Victoria Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Eaton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Eaton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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