Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR8 2SQ
How much crime is recorded in PR8 2SQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ainsdale West
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,496 (2024)
PR8 2SQSouthport
How safe is PR8 2SQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 2SQ 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
10.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 2SQNational
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Public order4.14.6
Burglary3.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other theft0.54.5
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 72% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.