Postcode sector · Southport
Crime in PR8 9
How much crime is recorded in PR8 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,961 (2024)
PR8 9Postcode sector · Southport
How safe is PR8 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR8 9, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
155
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 9National
Shoplifting70.88.4
Violence and sexual offences43.523.6
Public order21.64.6
Anti-social behaviour19.110.7
Drugs10.62.4
Burglary10.59.1
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Other theft4.84.5
Bicycle theft3.91.0
Robbery2.21.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.