Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L2 5
How much crime is recorded in L2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 6,928 (2024)
L2 5Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L2 5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 143.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in L2 5, 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
143.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
427
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences122.423.6
Burglary83.19.1
Drugs70.62.4
Shoplifting65.78.4
Public order42.14.6
Anti-social behaviour41.510.7
Other theft30.54.5
Criminal damage and arson14.14.7
Theft from the person9.22.1
Robbery6.21.4
Other crime5.91.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Bicycle theft4.31.0
Possession of weapons4.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.