Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR8 6RY
How much crime is recorded in PR8 6RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southport South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,897 (2024)
PR8 6RYSouthport
How safe is PR8 6RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 6RY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 6RYNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Drugs4.52.4
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Burglary2.59.1
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% 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.