Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L4
How much crime is recorded in L4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 62,147 (2024)
L4Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in L4, well above 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
60.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
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).
L4National
Violence and sexual offences50.323.6
Public order11.34.6
Drugs10.62.4
Criminal damage and arson10.24.7
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Burglary8.09.1
Shoplifting7.48.4
Other theft5.74.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other crime2.71.5
Robbery1.61.4
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.