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Crime in L20 7

How much crime is recorded in L20 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Population
11,555 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L20 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in L20 7, 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
57.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
127
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences44.523.6
Burglary22.09.1
Public order13.24.6
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Drugs11.12.4
Shoplifting10.28.4
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Other theft8.14.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery1.71.4
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Theft from the person1.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% 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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