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Crime in L20 5

How much crime is recorded in L20 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Population
9,550 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L20 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in L20 5, well above 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
61.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
140
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

L20 5National
Violence and sexual offences50.823.6
Shoplifting15.28.4
Public order14.64.6
Burglary14.49.1
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Drugs12.22.4
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Other theft7.74.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Robbery2.01.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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