Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR9 8EL
How much crime is recorded in PR9 8EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rufford & Banks
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,604 (2024)
PR9 8ELSouthport
How safe is PR9 8EL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR9 8EL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 8ELNational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft1.94.5
Burglary1.59.1
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Drugs0.92.4
Robbery0.91.4
Public order0.54.6
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.