Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L32
How much crime is recorded in L32, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 29,814 (2024)
L32Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L32
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L32, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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).
L32National
Violence and sexual offences33.623.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Public order7.04.6
Drugs6.52.4
Other theft5.04.5
Burglary4.99.1
Shoplifting4.78.4
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.