Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L3 8
How much crime is recorded in L3 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 10,659 (2024)
L3 8Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L3 8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 118.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in L3 8, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
118.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
360
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences100.823.6
Drugs61.62.4
Shoplifting47.08.4
Public order43.74.6
Burglary37.19.1
Anti-social behaviour35.710.7
Other theft23.54.5
Criminal damage and arson15.14.7
Theft from the person6.72.1
Other crime5.41.5
Robbery4.61.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Possession of weapons3.70.9
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.