Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L18 8BL
How much crime is recorded in L18 8BL, 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
- 1,394 (2024)
L18 8BLLiverpool
How safe is L18 8BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 84.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L18 8BL 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
84.6
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).
L18 8BLNational
Violence and sexual offences78.223.6
Public order15.64.6
Criminal damage and arson13.74.7
Burglary9.09.1
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Other theft6.34.5
Drugs5.12.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.