Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L27 8
How much crime is recorded in L27 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 2,752 (2024)
L27 8Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L27 8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in L27 8, above 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
35.1
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).
L27 8National
Violence and sexual offences31.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Public order5.44.6
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Other theft2.54.5
Burglary2.49.1
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.