Crime Rates at Westmoreland Road, Southport, PR8 6NX

Westmoreland Road area has the 49th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 446th 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 Westmoreland Road (PR8 6NX) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmoreland Road (PR8 6NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Street, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumberland Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.