Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L22 9
How much crime is recorded in L22 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 4,600 (2024)
L22 9Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L22 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in L22 9, 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
30.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Public order5.94.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Burglary4.49.1
Drugs4.22.4
Other theft2.74.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Other crime1.51.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.