Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L22 1
How much crime is recorded in L22 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,213 (2024)
How safe is L22 1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in L22 1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).
L22 1National
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Burglary10.79.1
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Public order6.24.6
Drugs5.12.4
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft3.74.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.