Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L31 1JS
How much crime is recorded in L31 1JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkby North West
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,549 (2024)
L31 1JSLiverpool
How safe is L31 1JS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L31 1JS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
L31 1JSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order4.34.6
Drugs4.22.4
Other theft3.54.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.