Crime Rates at Lord Street, Southport, PR8 1PN

Lord Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Cambridge , and the 14th 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 493.4 per 1,000 residents and was 567.6% 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 88 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lord Street (PR8 1PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Street, where police recorded 152 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.