Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR8 3JF
How much crime is recorded in PR8 3JF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ainsdale East
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
PR8 3JFSouthport
How safe is PR8 3JF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 3JF area, 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
23.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 3JFNational
Violence and sexual offences21.923.6
Shoplifting15.58.4
Public order5.84.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary1.89.1
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.