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Crime in PR8 3EQ
How much crime is recorded in PR8 3EQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hillside
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,377 (2024)
How safe is PR8 3EQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 3EQ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 3EQNational
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Anti-social behaviour10.510.7
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Burglary3.79.1
Drugs2.22.4
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 58% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.