Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L23 5SU
How much crime is recorded in L23 5SU, 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
- 1,400 (2024)
L23 5SULiverpool
How safe is L23 5SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L23 5SU 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
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 5SUNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Shoplifting4.28.4
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.22.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.