Postcode district · Sefton
Crime in L71
How much crime is recorded in L71, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 5,400 (2024)
L71Postcode district · Sefton
How safe is L71
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 42.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in L71, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
105
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).
L71National
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Burglary22.19.1
Shoplifting21.78.4
Drugs11.22.4
Public order9.44.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Other theft6.94.5
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Theft from the person3.62.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Bicycle theft3.01.0
Other crime2.71.5
Robbery2.51.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.