Postcode · Southport
Crime in PR9 9WB
How much crime is recorded in PR9 9WB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Marshside
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,382 (2024)
PR9 9WBSouthport
How safe is PR9 9WB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PR9 9WB 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
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 9WBNational
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Public order5.44.6
Shoplifting4.38.4
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.44.5
Burglary2.29.1
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% 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.