L72
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Warbreck Park and Great Crosby, in Sefton.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an L72 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In L72, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How L72 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is L72 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in L72 at a rate of 244.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 112.3 per 1,000 people across L.
In August 2026 alone, 7 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in L72.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (65), other crime (25) and anti-social behaviour (13).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in L72 was 183.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Your MP
- Peter DowdLabourMP for Bootle
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in L723
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L72 in brief
L72 is a postcode district covering Warbreck Park and Great Crosby, in Sefton.
About 508 people lived in L72 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 244.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
L72 had 502 usual residents at the census.
In L72, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
67.5% of residents in L72 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.
8.2% of residents in L72 were aged 65 or over at the census.