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Crime in PR9 8JD
How much crime is recorded in PR9 8JD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crossens
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,422 (2024)
How safe is PR9 8JD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR9 8JD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 8JDNational
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Public order3.64.6
Drugs2.62.4
Burglary1.79.1
Other theft1.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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.