Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR9 9SR
How much crime is recorded in PR9 9SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marshside
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,320 (2024)
PR9 9SRSouthport
How safe is PR9 9SR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR9 9SR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 9SRNational
Violence and sexual offences10.523.6
Shoplifting6.28.4
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.14.5
Burglary1.59.1
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Anti-social behaviour0.210.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.