Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR8 4HH
How much crime is recorded in PR8 4HH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkdale
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,685 (2024)
PR8 4HHSouthport
How safe is PR8 4HH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 4HH area, well 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
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 4HHNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Public order1.44.6
Burglary1.49.1
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% 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.