Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L23 2RW
How much crime is recorded in L23 2RW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crosby East
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,884 (2024)
L23 2RWLiverpool
How safe is L23 2RW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L23 2RW area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
L23 2RWNational
Violence and sexual offences12.523.6
Burglary3.49.1
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other theft0.74.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.11.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.