Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L22 2
How much crime is recorded in L22 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 7,708 (2024)
L22 2Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L22 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in L22 2, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Burglary4.19.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.