Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L17 9PS
How much crime is recorded in L17 9PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Michael's & Otterspool
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,271 (2024)
L17 9PSLiverpool
How safe is L17 9PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L17 9PS area, 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 9PSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Burglary7.19.1
Public order4.94.6
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Drugs1.62.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Robbery0.01.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.