Crime Rates at Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1PN

Lord Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 28th 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 Lord Street (PR8 1PN) in the last 12 months was 394.7 per 1,000 residents and was 431.2% higher than the Cambridge average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 195.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (PR8 1PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebe Place, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (78 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.