Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR9 7PN
How much crime is recorded in PR9 7PN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southport High Park
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,444 (2024)
PR9 7PNSouthport
How safe is PR9 7PN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR9 7PN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 7PNNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Public order3.54.6
Drugs2.42.4
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.81.5
Other theft1.34.5
Burglary1.09.1
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.