Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR8 2ES
How much crime is recorded in PR8 2ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkdale
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,491 (2024)
PR8 2ESSouthport
How safe is PR8 2ES
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 2ES 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
9.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 2ESNational
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Burglary4.49.1
Shoplifting3.58.4
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.72.4
Public order1.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% 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.