Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L22 8
How much crime is recorded in L22 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 4,682 (2024)
L22 8Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L22 8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in L22 8, broadly in line with 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
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences27.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Public order5.34.6
Burglary4.59.1
Drugs4.42.4
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.91.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.