Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L5 6
How much crime is recorded in L5 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 7,543 (2024)
L5 6Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L5 6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 55.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in L5 6, 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
55.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences46.323.6
Public order12.34.6
Criminal damage and arson11.74.7
Drugs9.72.4
Burglary9.19.1
Other theft7.64.5
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Shoplifting5.58.4
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
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.