Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L22 7
How much crime is recorded in L22 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 4,663 (2024)
L22 7Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L22 7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in L22 7, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Burglary3.39.1
Drugs3.32.4
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting1.18.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.