Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L31 2JS
How much crime is recorded in L31 2JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Maghull North West & Lydiate
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,390 (2024)
L31 2JSLiverpool
How safe is L31 2JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L31 2JS 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
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
L31 2JSNational
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Public order3.04.6
Drugs1.02.4
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.61.5
Other theft0.24.5
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.