Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L22 4
How much crime is recorded in L22 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 6,092 (2024)
L22 4Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L22 4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in L22 4, 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
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Burglary4.99.1
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Drugs2.92.4
Other theft2.14.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.