Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L23 8SR
How much crime is recorded in L23 8SR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blundellsands
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,328 (2024)
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How safe is L23 8SR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L23 8SR 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
11.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 8SRNational
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Burglary3.19.1
Drugs2.92.4
Public order1.24.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Criminal damage and arson0.04.7
Other theft0.04.5
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.