Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L3
How much crime is recorded in L3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 42,903 (2024)
L3Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 67.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L3, more than double 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
67.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
193
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).
L3National
Violence and sexual offences52.223.6
Drugs31.32.4
Burglary28.39.1
Shoplifting26.68.4
Public order18.34.6
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Other theft13.24.5
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Other crime5.51.5
Theft from the person3.12.1
Robbery2.41.4
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% 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.