Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L6 8
How much crime is recorded in L6 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,279 (2024)
L6 8Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L6 8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 91.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in L6 8, 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
91.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
178
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences72.923.6
Drugs27.72.4
Burglary13.79.1
Public order13.34.6
Other theft13.34.5
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Criminal damage and arson11.64.7
Vehicle crime8.63.5
Other crime4.81.5
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Robbery2.21.4
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Theft from the person1.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.