Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR9 8NU
How much crime is recorded in PR9 8NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crossens
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,135 (2024)
PR9 8NUSouthport
How safe is PR9 8NU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR9 8NU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 8NUNational
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Burglary2.49.1
Other theft1.44.5
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Drugs0.72.4
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 58% 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.