Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR8 5BB
How much crime is recorded in PR8 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southport South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,565 (2024)
PR8 5BBSouthport
How safe is PR8 5BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 5BB 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
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 5BBNational
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Public order6.04.6
Drugs2.52.4
Burglary2.19.1
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.81.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.