Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L26 3
How much crime is recorded in L26 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 2,977 (2024)
L26 3Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L26 3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L26 3, below 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
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
L26 3National
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Public order4.24.6
Drugs3.52.4
Other theft2.64.5
Burglary2.59.1
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.