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Crime in L23 4TF

How much crime is recorded in L23 4TF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Hightown & Thornton
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,644 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L23 4TF

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L23 4TF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

L23 4TFNational
Shoplifting32.08.4
Violence and sexual offences13.023.6
Public order5.24.6
Other theft4.44.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Burglary3.19.1
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% 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.

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