Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L2 5SX
How much crime is recorded in L2 5SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central & Islington
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 4,409 (2024)
L2 5SXLiverpool
How safe is L2 5SX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L2 5SX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
60.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
171
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 5SXNational
Burglary47.39.1
Violence and sexual offences43.923.6
Drugs35.62.4
Shoplifting27.38.4
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Public order11.94.6
Other theft10.54.5
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Bicycle theft3.61.0
Other crime3.01.5
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.