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Crime in L30 5SD
How much crime is recorded in L30 5SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Netherton North
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,123 (2024)
How safe is L30 5SD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L30 5SD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 5SDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Drugs2.92.4
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Burglary1.39.1
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% 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.