Crime Rates at Back Virginia Street, Southport, PR8 6RY

Back Virginia Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Birkdale , and the 396th highest 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 Back Virginia Street (PR8 6RY) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Virginia Street (PR8 6RY), the main crime hotspot is near Southport. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.