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Crime in L20 8

How much crime is recorded in L20 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Liverpool
Region
North West
Population
8,178 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L20 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in L20 8, 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
56.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

L20 8National
Violence and sexual offences40.823.6
Burglary24.59.1
Drugs13.22.4
Public order13.04.6
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Shoplifting8.58.4
Other theft8.14.5
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Other crime2.61.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Theft from the person1.42.1
Robbery1.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 10% 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.

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