Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L17 2BD
How much crime is recorded in L17 2BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mossley Hill West & Sefton Park
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,312 (2024)
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How safe is L17 2BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 79.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L17 2BD area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
79.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
135
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
L17 2BDNational
Violence and sexual offences71.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Public order12.74.6
Drugs9.12.4
Other theft6.94.5
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Burglary5.19.1
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime2.81.5
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.