Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L23 2TL
How much crime is recorded in L23 2TL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hightown & Thornton
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,358 (2024)
L23 2TLLiverpool
How safe is L23 2TL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L23 2TL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 2TLNational
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.110.7
Burglary6.39.1
Public order4.84.6
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.22.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.