Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L4 5SN
How much crime is recorded in L4 5SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Walton South
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,468 (2024)
L4 5SNLiverpool
How safe is L4 5SN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 68.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L4 5SN 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
68.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
130
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).
L4 5SNNational
Violence and sexual offences54.023.6
Drugs20.82.4
Public order13.64.6
Criminal damage and arson11.74.7
Burglary11.59.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Other theft4.34.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other crime3.41.5
Robbery3.11.4
Possession of weapons2.90.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Shoplifting0.78.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.