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Crime in L30 2QS
How much crime is recorded in L30 2QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Netherton South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,228 (2024)
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How safe is L30 2QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L30 2QS area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
50.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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).
L30 2QSNational
Violence and sexual offences44.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Public order6.94.6
Drugs6.72.4
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.11.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.