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Crime in L4 5

How much crime is recorded in L4 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Liverpool
Region
North West
Population
13,221 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L4 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 83.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in L4 5, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
83.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
140
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

L4 5National
Violence and sexual offences71.123.6
Public order13.14.6
Criminal damage and arson12.24.7
Drugs11.22.4
Burglary10.39.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Shoplifting5.48.4
Other theft5.44.5
Other crime3.81.5
Robbery2.11.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

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.

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