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Crime in PR8 9TH

How much crime is recorded in PR8 9TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Southport Kew
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,825 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR8 9TH

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR8 9TH area, broadly in line with 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
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 9THNational
Violence and sexual offences25.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Burglary4.09.1
Public order3.24.6
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.21.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 27% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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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