Crime Rates at Brown Edge Close, Scarisbrick, Southport, PR8 5HJ

Brown Edge Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Park , and the 447th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brown Edge Close (PR8 5HJ) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% higher than the Park average (34.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brown Edge Close (PR8 5HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Turning Lane, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fieldlands (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.