Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L32 2AY
How much crime is recorded in L32 2AY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkby North West
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,292 (2024)
L32 2AYLiverpool
How safe is L32 2AY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L32 2AY 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
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).
L32 2AYNational
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Public order6.94.6
Shoplifting3.28.4
Drugs3.02.4
Other theft2.14.5
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.21.5
Burglary0.29.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.