Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L3 2
How much crime is recorded in L3 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 12,604 (2024)
L3 2Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L3 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in L3 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
56.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
164
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).
L3 2National
Violence and sexual offences36.923.6
Drugs35.32.4
Burglary22.39.1
Public order20.04.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Shoplifting12.98.4
Vehicle crime12.73.5
Criminal damage and arson10.04.7
Other theft8.44.5
Other crime3.51.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.