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Crime in L31 1

How much crime is recorded in L31 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Population
14,256 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L31 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in L31 1, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

L31 1National
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Burglary7.29.1
Public order5.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.92.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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