Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR9 9DB
How much crime is recorded in PR9 9DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meols Cop
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,550 (2024)
PR9 9DBSouthport
How safe is PR9 9DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR9 9DB area, below 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
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 9DBNational
Violence and sexual offences25.023.6
Drugs5.32.4
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order3.14.6
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Burglary1.59.1
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.