Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L1 8
How much crime is recorded in L1 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 4,008 (2024)
L1 8Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L1 8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 92.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in L1 8, 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
92.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
293
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences73.823.6
Shoplifting59.78.4
Drugs51.92.4
Burglary41.59.1
Public order23.54.6
Other theft22.14.5
Anti-social behaviour21.810.7
Criminal damage and arson9.34.7
Theft from the person7.42.1
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Other crime4.41.5
Robbery4.01.4
Possession of weapons3.30.9
Bicycle theft2.21.0
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.