Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southport Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Aughton & Holborn , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 328 local areas in West Lancashire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southport Road (L39 1LW) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.0% higher than the Aughton & Holborn average (26.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southport Road (L39 1LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookhouse Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cotton Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southport Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Halsall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Shelley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Douglas Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotton Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halsall Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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