Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L6 5
How much crime is recorded in L6 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 9,758 (2024)
L6 5Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L6 5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in L6 5, 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
56.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
103
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).
L6 5National
Violence and sexual offences45.823.6
Burglary12.29.1
Drugs10.72.4
Public order10.14.6
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Other theft6.04.5
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Shoplifting3.48.4
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.