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Crime in L23 1

How much crime is recorded in L23 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Population
4,638 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L23 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in L23 1, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

L23 1National
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Shoplifting16.98.4
Public order7.34.6
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft5.44.5
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Drugs4.12.4
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
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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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