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Crime in L30 7

How much crime is recorded in L30 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Population
6,643 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L30 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in L30 7, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

L30 7National
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Public order15.74.6
Drugs10.52.4
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Other theft5.14.5
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Burglary4.59.1
Shoplifting2.98.4
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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