Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L2 2
How much crime is recorded in L2 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 9,768 (2024)
L2 2Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L2 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in L2 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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 2National
Burglary29.69.1
Violence and sexual offences28.823.6
Drugs18.12.4
Shoplifting12.48.4
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Vehicle crime9.53.5
Public order8.04.6
Other theft7.14.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other crime2.01.5
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.