Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR9 8SB
How much crime is recorded in PR9 8SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rufford & Banks
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,255 (2024)
PR9 8SBSouthport
How safe is PR9 8SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR9 8SB 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
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 8SBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft1.74.5
Burglary1.79.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Shoplifting0.68.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.