Crime Rates at Three Pools, Southport, PR9 8RA

Three Pools area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Cambridge , and the 171st 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 Three Pools (PR9 8RA) in the last 12 months was 132.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 74.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Three Pools (PR9 8RA), 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.