Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR8 2RD
How much crime is recorded in PR8 2RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ainsdale West
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,744 (2024)
PR8 2RDSouthport
How safe is PR8 2RD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 2RD 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
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2RDNational
Violence and sexual offences11.523.6
Burglary10.99.1
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Public order3.04.6
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other theft1.04.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.