Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L22 5
How much crime is recorded in L22 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,172 (2024)
L22 5Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L22 5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in L22 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences38.323.6
Public order9.04.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Burglary8.79.1
Drugs6.12.4
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Other theft4.64.5
Shoplifting3.48.4
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.