Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L5 4
How much crime is recorded in L5 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 12,325 (2024)
L5 4Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L5 4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L5 4, 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
55.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
146
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences44.923.6
Drugs25.22.4
Public order23.64.6
Anti-social behaviour13.110.7
Criminal damage and arson11.74.7
Burglary8.99.1
Other theft6.24.5
Shoplifting6.18.4
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other crime3.21.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
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.