Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR8 3SR
How much crime is recorded in PR8 3SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ainsdale West
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
PR8 3SRSouthport
How safe is PR8 3SR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 3SR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 3SRNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.84.5
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Burglary0.99.1
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
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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.