Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L5 7RU
How much crime is recorded in L5 7RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkdale North
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,313 (2024)
L5 7RULiverpool
How safe is L5 7RU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 57.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L5 7RU area, 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
57.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
116
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 7RUNational
Violence and sexual offences43.123.6
Burglary24.19.1
Drugs14.02.4
Public order12.34.6
Other theft8.84.5
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Theft from the person3.62.1
Other crime3.51.5
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.