Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L1 5
How much crime is recorded in L1 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 8,518 (2024)
L1 5Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L1 5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 101.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in L1 5, 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
101.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
300
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences84.623.6
Drugs67.42.4
Shoplifting41.98.4
Burglary34.89.1
Other theft23.34.5
Public order22.34.6
Anti-social behaviour18.910.7
Criminal damage and arson9.44.7
Theft from the person8.82.1
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Other crime3.81.5
Possession of weapons3.20.9
Robbery3.11.4
Bicycle theft2.01.0
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.