The beach was stabilised from the mid 19th century, as prior to this, high sea tides could come in as far as the first row of houses.

[2] In the older dunes north of the coastguard station, between the sea and the West Lancashire Golf Club, there are still some remains of the old wartime defenses.

[13] The Another Place sculptures by Antony Gormley are found here and, after a Sefton Council meeting on 7 March 2007, it has been allowed to stay permanently.

[20] A million pound scheme was proposed to redevelop the nearby Marina as part of a visitor's centre for the beach and Another Place.

Dune management, including the planting of old Christmas trees[23] and the building of a sea wall, is ongoing and have reduced the problems of high tides.

[2] Throughout 2011-2012, around 4,000 tonnes (3,900 long tons; 4,400 short tons) of sand was moved from Crosby Beach further north towards the village of Hightown, in an effort to bolster coastal defences for the village; the sand dunes are expected to last for 30 years, which also includes a rubble wall at the southern end.

Many people take the 10-minute walk from here to the end of South Road where the Marina begins and Crosby Beach is located over the sand dunes.

As of July 2017, Crosby Beach scored favourably on Trip Advisor, receiving an average rating of 4.5/5 from around 500 reviews.