Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L1 9
How much crime is recorded in L1 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 8,629 (2024)
L1 9Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L1 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in L1 9, 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
48.1
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences37.223.6
Burglary28.09.1
Drugs20.72.4
Shoplifting15.78.4
Public order10.64.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Other theft8.64.5
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Theft from the person3.22.1
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Robbery2.41.4
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.