Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L32 5SU
How much crime is recorded in L32 5SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkby South West & Field Lane
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,843 (2024)
L32 5SULiverpool
How safe is L32 5SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L32 5SU area, 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
61.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
117
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 5SUNational
Violence and sexual offences52.823.6
Drugs16.12.4
Criminal damage and arson15.74.7
Public order8.54.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Burglary6.69.1
Vehicle crime4.03.5
Other theft3.34.5
Other crime2.31.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Shoplifting1.38.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery1.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.