Crime Rates at Liverpool Road, Southport, PR8 4PD

Liverpool Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 452nd lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Liverpool Road (PR8 4PD) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (PR8 4PD), 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.