Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR8 2BT
How much crime is recorded in PR8 2BT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkdale
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,546 (2024)
PR8 2BTSouthport
How safe is PR8 2BT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 2BT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
16
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 2BTNational
Violence and sexual offences7.423.6
Burglary3.99.1
Public order1.84.6
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Other theft1.54.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.82.4
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.