Crime Rates at King Street, Southport, PR8 1JZ

King Street area has the highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (PR8 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 1931.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2513.5% higher than the Cambridge average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 277 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 323 (≈ 735.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (PR8 1JZ), 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.