Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L32 8SU
How much crime is recorded in L32 8SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkby South East
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,480 (2024)
L32 8SULiverpool
How safe is L32 8SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 66.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L32 8SU area, 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
66.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
143
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 8SUNational
Violence and sexual offences57.323.6
Anti-social behaviour18.610.7
Drugs15.62.4
Criminal damage and arson15.14.7
Public order13.44.6
Other theft7.34.5
Burglary6.59.1
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other crime3.61.5
Robbery1.61.4
Shoplifting1.28.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.