Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L23 5UJ
How much crime is recorded in L23 5UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blundellsands
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,530 (2024)
L23 5UJLiverpool
How safe is L23 5UJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L23 5UJ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
121
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 5UJNational
Anti-social behaviour33.310.7
Violence and sexual offences28.423.6
Shoplifting22.98.4
Public order16.34.6
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Drugs3.42.4
Burglary2.19.1
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% 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.