Crime Rates at Princes Street, Southport, PR8 1EG

Princes Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 8th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princes Street (PR8 1EG) in the last 12 months was 702.7 per 1,000 residents and was 850.8% higher than the Cambridge average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 129 (≈ 348.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Street (PR8 1EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebe Place, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.