Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L2 6PS
How much crime is recorded in L2 6PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central & Islington
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,519 (2024)
L2 6PSLiverpool
How safe is L2 6PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 201.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L2 6PS area, 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
201.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
607
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 6PSNational
Violence and sexual offences177.523.6
Burglary132.29.1
Drugs95.12.4
Shoplifting92.78.4
Public order63.44.6
Anti-social behaviour61.410.7
Other theft44.64.5
Criminal damage and arson20.74.7
Theft from the person14.62.1
Robbery9.11.4
Other crime8.01.5
Possession of weapons6.10.9
Bicycle theft4.71.0
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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100
200
300
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.