Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L5 8SB
How much crime is recorded in L5 8SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kirkdale South & Vauxhall
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,084 (2024)
L5 8SBLiverpool
How safe is L5 8SB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 130.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L5 8SB area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
130.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
531
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 8SBNational
Other crime136.71.5
Violence and sexual offences110.823.6
Shoplifting95.38.4
Anti-social behaviour56.410.7
Other theft36.74.5
Public order27.34.6
Drugs24.22.4
Criminal damage and arson20.24.7
Vehicle crime10.73.5
Burglary9.09.1
Robbery5.11.4
Theft from the person3.12.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.