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Crime in PR8 1

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

Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Population
10,528 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR8 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR8 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
56.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
145
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 1National
Violence and sexual offences49.023.6
Shoplifting25.18.4
Public order17.64.6
Anti-social behaviour17.010.7
Drugs13.92.4
Burglary11.19.1
Criminal damage and arson7.94.7
Other theft7.44.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Robbery2.21.4
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Other crime1.81.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 26% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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