Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR8 3SF
How much crime is recorded in PR8 3SF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ainsdale East
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,601 (2024)
PR8 3SFSouthport
How safe is PR8 3SF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 3SF area, below 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
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 3SFNational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order3.44.6
Other theft1.94.5
Burglary1.69.1
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.