Crime Rates at Ribble Avenue, Southport, PR9 8LZ

Ribble Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 286th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ribble Avenue (PR9 8LZ) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% higher than the Cambridge average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ribble Avenue (PR9 8LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slackey Lane, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ribble Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.