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Crime in PR8 6RD

How much crime is recorded in PR8 6RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Southport Kew
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,468 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR8 6RD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 6RD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6RDNational
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Public order10.94.6
Other theft5.84.5
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Drugs5.22.4
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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