Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L23 4
How much crime is recorded in L23 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 8,173 (2024)
L23 4Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L23 4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L23 4, 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
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Shoplifting10.88.4
Public order6.04.6
Burglary5.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft4.24.5
Drugs2.92.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.