Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L36
How much crime is recorded in L36, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 56,615 (2024)
L36Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L36
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in L36, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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).
L36National
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Drugs6.82.4
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order5.94.6
Burglary4.39.1
Shoplifting3.68.4
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
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.