Crime Rates at Verulam Road, Southport, PR9 7NR

Verulam Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 437th 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 Verulam Road (PR9 7NR) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower than the Cambridge average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verulam Road (PR9 7NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lexton Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.