Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L6
How much crime is recorded in L6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 45,320 (2024)
L6Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in L6, 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
52.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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).
L6National
Violence and sexual offences42.823.6
Burglary13.09.1
Drugs12.82.4
Public order9.44.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft6.34.5
Shoplifting3.98.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.