Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L38 3RD
How much crime is recorded in L38 3RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hightown & Thornton
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,006 (2024)
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How safe is L38 3RD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L38 3RD 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
11.7
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 3RDNational
Anti-social behaviour12.010.7
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Burglary5.59.1
Public order3.14.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 69% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.