Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L26
How much crime is recorded in L26, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 19,661 (2024)
L26Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L26
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in L26, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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).
L26National
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order4.44.6
Burglary4.39.1
Drugs3.12.4
Shoplifting2.38.4
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.