Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L5 7
How much crime is recorded in L5 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 7,485 (2024)
L5 7Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L5 7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 60.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in L5 7, 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
60.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences47.323.6
Burglary14.89.1
Drugs14.02.4
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Public order11.34.6
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Other theft7.04.5
Other crime2.91.5
Theft from the person2.02.1
Shoplifting1.68.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.