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Crime in PR9 8LE

How much crime is recorded in PR9 8LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Crossens
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,588 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR9 8LE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR9 8LE area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 8LENational
Violence and sexual offences30.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft3.74.5
Burglary3.49.1
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 20% 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.

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