Postcode area · Liverpool
Crime in L
How much crime is recorded in L, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 953,495 (2024)
LPostcode area · Liverpool
How safe is L
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in L, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all council areas.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most council areas in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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).
LNational
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Shoplifting7.88.4
Drugs7.72.4
Burglary7.19.1
Public order7.04.6
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.