Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L17 3BD
How much crime is recorded in L17 3BD, 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
- 1,777 (2024)
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How safe is L17 3BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 88.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L17 3BD area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
88.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
169
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 3BDNational
Violence and sexual offences69.823.6
Criminal damage and arson26.24.7
Burglary22.69.1
Public order12.54.6
Shoplifting12.08.4
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Drugs8.62.4
Other theft8.04.5
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Robbery2.31.4
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.