Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L12 2
How much crime is recorded in L12 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 9,137 (2024)
L12 2Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L12 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in L12 2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).
L12 2National
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Burglary5.29.1
Public order4.64.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.72.4
Shoplifting1.58.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.