Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR8 3BJ
How much crime is recorded in PR8 3BJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ainsdale East
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,700 (2024)
PR8 3BJSouthport
How safe is PR8 3BJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 3BJ area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 3BJNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Shoplifting13.68.4
Public order6.24.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Other theft4.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Burglary1.69.1
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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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.