Postcode · Sefton
Crime in L72 8LF
How much crime is recorded in L72 8LF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Netherton South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,674 (2024)
L72 8LFSefton
How safe is L72 8LF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L72 8LF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
L72 8LFNational
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs4.02.4
Public order3.84.6
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery1.11.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% 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.