Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L5 7SU
How much crime is recorded in L5 7SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkdale South & Vauxhall
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,159 (2024)
L5 7SULiverpool
How safe is L5 7SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 64.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L5 7SU area, more than double 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
64.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
154
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 7SUNational
Violence and sexual offences50.323.6
Anti-social behaviour29.710.7
Criminal damage and arson15.94.7
Drugs14.42.4
Burglary13.69.1
Public order12.24.6
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Other theft7.34.5
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other crime3.21.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.