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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in L23: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

L23 recorded 162 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 4.36 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 34.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 1.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring54.99 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment162 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 1.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

162
trending_down -1.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

54.99per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

934

Within L23 district

Sefton

37,189

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
The Green Map
total: 26 Shoplifting: 13 Anti-social behaviour: 7
26
Lakeside Gardens Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 11
11
Church Road Map
total: 9 Public order: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3
9
Willow Way Map
total: 5 Public order: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Everest Road Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
4
The Serpentine Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
3
Halsall Close Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Seven Acre Road Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
3
Brickwall Lane Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Redgate Avenue Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Public order: 1
3

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
162 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
55
34.0%
Shoplifting
30
18.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
22
13.6%
Public Order
20
12.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
12
7.4%
Vehicle Crime
5
3.1%
Other Theft
5
3.1%
Burglary
4
2.5%
Drug Offences
4
2.5%
Other Crime
3
1.9%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.6%
Robbery
1
0.6%

Crime Analysis: L23

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in L23 at 34.0%. Shoplifting (18.5%) and Anti-social Behaviour (13.6%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in L23 has fallen slightly — by 1.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for L23 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -1.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -1.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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