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Crime in L12 9

How much crime is recorded in L12 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Liverpool
Region
North West
Population
9,322 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L12 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L12 9, well 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
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

L12 9National
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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.

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