Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L28
How much crime is recorded in L28, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 10,362 (2024)
L28Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L28
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in L28, 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
39.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).
L28National
Violence and sexual offences35.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Drugs9.32.4
Public order8.14.6
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Other theft4.44.5
Burglary3.09.1
Other crime2.21.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Shoplifting0.98.4
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.