Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L4 9
How much crime is recorded in L4 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 10,985 (2024)
L4 9Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L4 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in L4 9, 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
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences29.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Public order8.54.6
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Drugs5.92.4
Shoplifting4.98.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.