Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L1 5EA
How much crime is recorded in L1 5EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chinatown, St James & Georgian Quarter
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,695 (2024)
L1 5EALiverpool
How safe is L1 5EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L1 5EA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
123
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 5EANational
Burglary33.89.1
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Drugs29.42.4
Shoplifting12.68.4
Other theft8.44.5
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Public order6.04.6
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.