Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L1 5EB
How much crime is recorded in L1 5EB, 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
- 1,566 (2024)
L1 5EBLiverpool
How safe is L1 5EB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L1 5EB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 5EBNational
Drugs33.52.4
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Burglary10.69.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 55% 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.