Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L38
How much crime is recorded in L38, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 5,541 (2024)
L38Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L38
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in L38, 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
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).
L38National
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.