Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L23 2XT
How much crime is recorded in L23 2XT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hightown & Thornton
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,394 (2024)
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How safe is L23 2XT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L23 2XT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 2XTNational
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs1.22.4
Public order1.14.6
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other theft0.54.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.