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Crime in PR9 0

How much crime is recorded in PR9 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Population
13,219 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR9 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 58.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR9 0, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
58.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
143
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).

PR9 0National
Violence and sexual offences51.423.6
Shoplifting18.38.4
Anti-social behaviour16.910.7
Public order16.84.6
Drugs13.52.4
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Other theft7.64.5
Burglary7.19.1
Robbery2.01.4
Other crime1.81.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 23% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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