Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L2 1
How much crime is recorded in L2 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 2,973 (2024)
L2 1Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L2 1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 97.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in L2 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
97.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
302
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).
L2 1National
Violence and sexual offences81.123.6
Burglary64.89.1
Shoplifting57.98.4
Drugs49.12.4
Public order25.94.6
Anti-social behaviour25.110.7
Other theft23.44.5
Criminal damage and arson8.84.7
Theft from the person6.82.1
Other crime4.71.5
Robbery3.81.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Possession of weapons3.20.9
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.