Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR8 2BA
How much crime is recorded in PR8 2BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkdale
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,500 (2024)
PR8 2BASouthport
How safe is PR8 2BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 2BA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 2BANational
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Burglary3.09.1
Shoplifting2.48.4
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Other crime0.51.5
Other theft0.24.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.