Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L7 8
How much crime is recorded in L7 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 13,635 (2024)
How safe is L7 8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in L7 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
L7 8National
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Burglary11.69.1
Drugs8.22.4
Public order7.14.6
Other theft5.14.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.