Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L5 1UG
How much crime is recorded in L5 1UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Anfield West
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,043 (2024)
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How safe is L5 1UG
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L5 1UG area, 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
56.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 1UGNational
Violence and sexual offences50.323.6
Criminal damage and arson11.34.7
Public order10.34.6
Other theft9.04.5
Drugs7.62.4
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Shoplifting4.78.4
Burglary4.69.1
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.