Crime Rates at Vivian Drive, Southport, PR8 4HB

Vivian Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 111th 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 Vivian Drive (PR8 4HB) in the last 12 months was 178.6 per 1,000 residents and was 290.6% higher than the Birkdale average (45.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 92.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vivian Drive (PR8 4HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clifford Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.