Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L4 8
How much crime is recorded in L4 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 5,621 (2024)
L4 8Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L4 8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in L4 8, 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
37.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Shoplifting15.18.4
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Public order8.94.6
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Drugs7.62.4
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other theft3.94.5
Burglary2.89.1
Other crime2.21.5
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.