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Crime in PR8 3TE
How much crime is recorded in PR8 3TE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ainsdale West
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,358 (2024)
How safe is PR8 3TE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 3TE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 3TENational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Burglary5.89.1
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Shoplifting4.58.4
Public order3.94.6
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other theft1.44.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.