Meols Cop

Meols Cop (/ˈmiːlz ˈkɒp/) is a small area within the Blowick suburb, in the coastal town of Southport, Merseyside in north-western England.

Meols Cop railway station opened on 2 September 1887, and served both lines.

The 2024 Southport stabbings happened in this area, in which three children were killed and ten others sustained injuries.

The suspect was described as a 17 year-old black man born in Cardiff, Wales, to Christian immigrants from Rwanda.

The incident led to widespread race riots primarily aimed at those from Muslim backgrounds, building on existing mainstream Islamophobia and anti-immigration sentiment.