Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L18
How much crime is recorded in L18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 38,510 (2024)
L18Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L18
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L18, 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
22.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
L18National
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Burglary5.29.1
Shoplifting4.78.4
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.