16 year old arrested for assault on Crosby Beach

MERSEYSIDE Police arrested a teenage boy following an assault on Crosby Beach, on:- Monday, 25 May 2026, in the afternoon. At around:- 5.50pm, Officers were called to Crosby beach to reports of a disturbance close to the boating lake. A 19 year old woman sustained a graze to her head and a small superficial scratch to her arm, believed to have been from a bladed weapon. She was taken to Hospital for assessment. Following extensive enquiries, a:- 16 year old, from:- Litherland, was arrested last night and taken to a Police Station for questioning.

Detective Inspector Edward Barr said:- "We understand the concern that such an incident will have caused to people visiting the beach yesterday. Although the victim sustained only minor injuries, this will have nevertheless been a distressing experience for her and any witnesses and we are keen to speak to anyone who saw what happened as we investigate. We are committed to responding swiftly to any information we receive about the possession and use of weapons to assault or threaten people in our communities. You can report any such concerns to police or anonymously via Crimestoppers, and we will take action."

Anyone with information should contact Merseyside Police social media desk via:- X, or Facebook. You can also report information via the force's website, or by calling:- 101, quoting incident reference:- '26000414488.'

Alternatively, contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on:- 0800555111, or via their website:- Crimestoppers-UK.Org.

A mad weekend for Southport Lifeboat crews

THIS weekend was full of incidents and that kept the local volunteers at Southport Lifeboat extremely busy. But Bank Holiday Monday (25/05/26) was extremely challenging for them.

Southport Lifeboat has said publicly that:- "Like many SAR organisations around the country, our crew were inundated with callouts. Our quad bikes were 1st tasked to assist in a search for a missing child on Ainsdale Beach. As the quads were arriving on scene, the child had been located and was reunited with his family. As our quads were arriving back at the station, a call came to the Boathouse requesting our assistance in searching for an additional three missing children, last seen entering the water at:- Ainsdale Beach. The Heather White was tasked to assist in this search. After approximately 30 minutes of searching, the children were located. As our boat was returning to Station, we received information about an ongoing incident at Formby Beach. The quads and boats made best speed to Formby and assisted other assets already on scene, which included:- Coastguard teams, Beach Lifeguards, Police, Rangers, and North West Air Ambulance Paramedics. The quads and boat supported the incident for approximately one hour before being re-tasked to Lifeboat Road, Formby, following reports of a person with a dislocated knee and in considerable pain on the beach. The quad team arrived and administered casualty care, before the individual was extracted from the beach for further medical care. Our thanks to all involved in what has been a busy and challenging afternoon."

Please remember that Southport Lifeboat is not funded by the Council or the RNLI and is an independent charity. Please help them to stay afloat by making a donation at:- Southport-Lifeboat.Org.UK.

See our Beach Safety Page on Mersey Reporter for some useful advice on how to stay safe and take our quick knowledge test bu clicking on here now. Please let us know what your thoughts are about how we can better help to prevent accidents along our coastline by emailing our Newsroom at:- News24@SouthportReporter.Com, or send us a message on:- Mastodon, Facebook, or Twitter. Please do let us know as we love to hear your views....

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16 year old arrested for assault on Crosby Beach

A mad weekend for Southport Lifeboat crews