Total Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 26.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 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
  • Public order 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

Cemetery Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 241st lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cemetery Road (PR8 6RH) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cemetery Road (PR8 6RH), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 78 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 Cemetery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Arbour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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