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Crime in L31 7

How much crime is recorded in L31 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Population
5,427 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L31 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in L31 7, 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
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Burglary3.99.1
Shoplifting3.78.4
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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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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