Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L31 2NX
How much crime is recorded in L31 2NX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Maghull North West & Lydiate
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,457 (2024)
L31 2NXLiverpool
How safe is L31 2NX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L31 2NX area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 2NXNational
Violence and sexual offences7.723.6
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.61.4
Public order0.64.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.