Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L23 8UJ
How much crime is recorded in L23 8UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blundellsands
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,383 (2024)
L23 8UJLiverpool
How safe is L23 8UJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L23 8UJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 8UJNational
Violence and sexual offences5.723.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary3.19.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Drugs1.72.4
Public order1.14.6
Other theft1.04.5
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.