Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L2
How much crime is recorded in L2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 15,260 (2024)
L2Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 89.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in L2, 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
89.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
261
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).
L2National
Violence and sexual offences72.323.6
Burglary48.39.1
Shoplifting43.78.4
Drugs41.92.4
Anti-social behaviour25.010.7
Public order23.74.6
Other theft19.14.5
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Theft from the person5.52.1
Other crime3.91.5
Robbery3.51.4
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.