Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L1
How much crime is recorded in L1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 25,469 (2024)
L1Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 94.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in L1, 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
94.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
273
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).
L1National
Violence and sexual offences78.223.6
Drugs52.52.4
Shoplifting41.08.4
Burglary37.49.1
Public order23.54.6
Anti-social behaviour21.810.7
Other theft20.24.5
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Theft from the person7.52.1
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other crime3.81.5
Robbery3.71.4
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.