Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR8 4SG
How much crime is recorded in PR8 4SG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkdale
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,480 (2024)
PR8 4SGSouthport
How safe is PR8 4SG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 4SG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 4SGNational
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Shoplifting7.68.4
Violence and sexual offences4.223.6
Burglary2.19.1
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.54.5
Robbery0.91.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.21.5
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.