Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L5 9
How much crime is recorded in L5 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 6,500 (2024)
L5 9Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L5 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in L5 9, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
118
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences38.523.6
Burglary17.19.1
Drugs12.62.4
Criminal damage and arson11.94.7
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Public order10.84.6
Vehicle crime10.53.5
Other theft7.54.5
Other crime2.71.5
Shoplifting2.78.4
Theft from the person1.92.1
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
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.