Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L5 1
How much crime is recorded in L5 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,423 (2024)
L5 1Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L5 1
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 70.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in L5 1, 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
70.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
134
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).
L5 1National
Violence and sexual offences61.223.6
Drugs14.42.4
Criminal damage and arson14.04.7
Burglary11.69.1
Public order11.34.6
Other theft8.54.5
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Shoplifting3.18.4
Other crime3.11.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.