Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR9 9SY
How much crime is recorded in PR9 9SY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hesketh Park
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,479 (2024)
PR9 9SYSouthport
How safe is PR9 9SY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR9 9SY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 9SYNational
Violence and sexual offences35.823.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order5.14.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Other theft4.24.5
Burglary3.69.1
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.