Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L32 8UJ
How much crime is recorded in L32 8UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkby South East
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,471 (2024)
How safe is L32 8UJ
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 70.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L32 8UJ 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
70.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
275
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 8UJNational
Anti-social behaviour69.110.7
Violence and sexual offences63.623.6
Shoplifting39.68.4
Criminal damage and arson27.94.7
Public order24.84.6
Other theft24.84.5
Drugs12.32.4
Burglary10.89.1
Other crime3.11.5
Robbery1.91.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.