Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L17 8YQ
How much crime is recorded in L17 8YQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Michael's & Otterspool
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,495 (2024)
L17 8YQLiverpool
How safe is L17 8YQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L17 8YQ area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
L17 8YQNational
Violence and sexual offences30.723.6
Shoplifting17.38.4
Drugs7.82.4
Burglary7.59.1
Public order6.54.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft4.64.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Other crime2.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.