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Crime in L18 8

How much crime is recorded in L18 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Liverpool
Region
North West
Population
10,721 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L18 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in L18 8, broadly in line with 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
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).

L18 8National
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Public order6.64.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Burglary4.99.1
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs2.82.4
Shoplifting1.98.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.61.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% 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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