Crime Rates at Hargreaves Street, Southport, PR8 6SY

Hargreaves Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 110 local areas in Birkdale , and the 77th 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 Hargreaves Street (PR8 6SY) in the last 12 months was 213.9 per 1,000 residents and was 396.3% higher than the Birkdale average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 133.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hargreaves Street (PR8 6SY), the main crime hotspot is near Hall Street. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.