Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR8 6LA
How much crime is recorded in PR8 6LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southport Kew
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,648 (2024)
PR8 6LASouthport
How safe is PR8 6LA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 6LA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 6LANational
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Burglary10.99.1
Public order6.34.6
Other theft5.04.5
Shoplifting4.68.4
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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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.