Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L23 3BB
How much crime is recorded in L23 3BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brighton le Sands & Crosby West
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,489 (2024)
L23 3BBLiverpool
How safe is L23 3BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L23 3BB 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
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 3BBNational
Violence and sexual offences13.223.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.64.6
Burglary1.59.1
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery0.71.4
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% 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.