Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L31 5PP
How much crime is recorded in L31 5PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Maghull South East
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,411 (2024)
L31 5PPLiverpool
How safe is L31 5PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L31 5PP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 5PPNational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Burglary3.99.1
Public order3.94.6
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 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.