Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L37 4DF
How much crime is recorded in L37 4DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Formby South West
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,430 (2024)
How safe is L37 4DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L37 4DF 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
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
L37 4DFNational
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Shoplifting9.48.4
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Drugs3.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.74.6
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.14.5
Burglary0.79.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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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.