Postcode district · Sefton
Crime in L72
How much crime is recorded in L72, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,558 (2024)
L72Postcode district · Sefton
How safe is L72
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in L72, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.6
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).
L72National
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Burglary4.29.1
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.71.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.