Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L17 5AF
How much crime is recorded in L17 5AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Michael's & Otterspool
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,414 (2024)
L17 5AFLiverpool
How safe is L17 5AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L17 5AF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
L17 5AFNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Drugs2.82.4
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.64.6
Burglary1.89.1
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 55% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.