Formby Central & Freshfield South
Middle areaWest Sefton. 6,057 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Formby Central & Freshfield South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Formby Central & Freshfield South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Formby Central & Freshfield South at a rate of 59.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.8 per 1,000 people across Sefton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 147 |
| Other crime | 58 |
| Shoplifting | 58 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 50 |
| Drug offences | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Formby Central & Freshfield South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Formby Central & Freshfield South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Formby Central & Freshfield South at a rate of 59.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.8 per 1,000 people across Sefton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Formby Central & Freshfield South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (147), shoplifting (58) and other crime (58).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Sefton
These figures are published for the whole of Sefton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sefton and not Formby Central & Freshfield South alone. See Sefton
Formby Central & Freshfield South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Formby Central & Freshfield South was £282,500 in 2025.
Formby Central & Freshfield South had 6,057 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Formby Central & Freshfield South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Formby Central & Freshfield South, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.