Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L28 5
How much crime is recorded in L28 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 2,930 (2024)
L28 5Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L28 5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in L28 5, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
55.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
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).
L28 5National
Violence and sexual offences50.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Public order12.64.6
Drugs11.62.4
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Other theft8.54.5
Burglary4.79.1
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.