Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR9 0PE
How much crime is recorded in PR9 0PE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southport Waterfront
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,136 (2024)
PR9 0PESouthport
How safe is PR9 0PE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 72.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR9 0PE area, more than double 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
72.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
263
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).
PR9 0PENational
Shoplifting70.88.4
Violence and sexual offences61.223.6
Public order39.94.6
Anti-social behaviour33.110.7
Burglary20.09.1
Drugs19.32.4
Criminal damage and arson12.04.7
Other theft7.74.5
Robbery4.01.4
Bicycle theft3.91.0
Other crime2.31.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Theft from the person2.02.1
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.