Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 69.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Hythe Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 344th 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 Hythe Close (PR8 6UB) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hythe Close (PR8 6UB), the main crime hotspot is near Jane'S Brook Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hythe Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maplebeck Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blowick Moss Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blowick Moss Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blowick Moss Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sheepfold Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Sheepfold Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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