Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L17
How much crime is recorded in L17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 31,623 (2024)
L17Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L17
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in L17, 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
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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).
L17National
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Shoplifting8.88.4
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Public order6.04.6
Drugs4.82.4
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.