Postcode district · Southport
Crime in PR8
How much crime is recorded in PR8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 66,329 (2024)
PR8Postcode district · Southport
How safe is PR8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR8, 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).
PR8National
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Shoplifting9.58.4
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Public order6.04.6
Burglary4.49.1
Drugs3.92.4
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.