Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR8 1QS
How much crime is recorded in PR8 1QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southport Waterfront
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,174 (2024)
PR8 1QSSouthport
How safe is PR8 1QS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 130.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 1QS area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
130.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
314
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 1QSNational
Violence and sexual offences112.523.6
Public order37.94.6
Anti-social behaviour36.410.7
Drugs33.62.4
Shoplifting27.78.4
Other theft23.94.5
Burglary22.39.1
Criminal damage and arson17.84.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Robbery4.21.4
Other crime2.91.5
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Theft from the person1.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.