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Crime in L5 8

How much crime is recorded in L5 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Liverpool
Region
North West
Population
5,271 (2024)
Crime

How safe is L5 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 69.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in L5 8, 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
69.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
211
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

L5 8National
Violence and sexual offences51.823.6
Other crime32.11.5
Anti-social behaviour25.210.7
Shoplifting24.58.4
Criminal damage and arson16.14.7
Drugs14.22.4
Public order13.64.6
Other theft13.24.5
Burglary12.09.1
Vehicle crime11.93.5
Robbery2.01.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

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.

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