Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L31 5JS
How much crime is recorded in L31 5JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Maghull South West
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,318 (2024)
L31 5JSLiverpool
How safe is L31 5JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L31 5JS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.4
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 5JSNational
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Shoplifting2.58.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft2.34.5
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Public order1.04.6
Drugs0.52.4
Burglary0.29.1
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 56% 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.