Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L37 7BG
How much crime is recorded in L37 7BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Formby Central & Freshfield South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,486 (2024)
L37 7BGLiverpool
How safe is L37 7BG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L37 7BG 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
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 7BGNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Burglary3.59.1
Public order2.14.6
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Other theft0.24.5
Other crime0.11.5
Criminal damage and arson0.14.7
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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5
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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.