Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L1 2
How much crime is recorded in L1 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 5,713 (2024)
L1 2Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L1 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 90.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in L1 2, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
90.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
276
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).
L1 2National
Burglary74.99.1
Violence and sexual offences74.023.6
Shoplifting54.88.4
Drugs43.62.4
Public order23.34.6
Other theft21.14.5
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Theft from the person7.12.1
Robbery4.21.4
Other crime4.21.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Possession of weapons3.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.