Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L1 5BF
How much crime is recorded in L1 5BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central & Islington
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,643 (2024)
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How safe is L1 5BF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 167.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L1 5BF area, 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
167.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
425
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 5BFNational
Violence and sexual offences151.123.6
Drugs131.12.4
Other theft36.64.5
Public order28.84.6
Burglary22.79.1
Theft from the person21.22.1
Anti-social behaviour16.710.7
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Shoplifting6.88.4
Possession of weapons4.40.9
Other crime4.21.5
Robbery3.31.4
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.