Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L38 1QA
How much crime is recorded in L38 1QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Formby South East & Ince Blundell
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,177 (2024)
L38 1QALiverpool
How safe is L38 1QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L38 1QA 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
40
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).
L38 1QANational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Burglary4.89.1
Public order3.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.14.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.