Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L5 3
How much crime is recorded in L5 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 7,096 (2024)
L5 3Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L5 3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L5 3, 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
59.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
176
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences48.123.6
Drugs35.42.4
Public order32.94.6
Anti-social behaviour16.410.7
Criminal damage and arson13.94.7
Burglary7.79.1
Shoplifting6.38.4
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Other theft6.04.5
Other crime3.71.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery0.91.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.