Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L38 3
How much crime is recorded in L38 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,364 (2024)
L38 3Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L38 3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in L38 3, 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
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Burglary5.89.1
Public order3.84.6
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% 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.