Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L5 2
How much crime is recorded in L5 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 6,566 (2024)
L5 2Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L5 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in L5 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
51.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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 2National
Violence and sexual offences36.123.6
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Criminal damage and arson13.94.7
Drugs12.22.4
Public order11.54.6
Burglary10.49.1
Vehicle crime9.83.5
Shoplifting7.58.4
Other theft6.44.5
Other crime2.11.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Robbery1.41.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.