Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L23 8UW
How much crime is recorded in L23 8UW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Blundellsands
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,402 (2024)
L23 8UWLiverpool
How safe is L23 8UW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L23 8UW 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
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
L23 8UWNational
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Burglary3.99.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Anti-social behaviour1.310.7
Other crime0.61.5
Public order0.54.6
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.