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Crime in PR8 1LY

How much crime is recorded in PR8 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Birkdale
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,644 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR8 1LY

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 1LY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
40.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

PR8 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences33.123.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Public order9.44.6
Drugs9.02.4
Other theft7.24.5
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Burglary3.09.1
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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