Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L7 9
How much crime is recorded in L7 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 5,003 (2024)
L7 9Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L7 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 58.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in L7 9, 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
58.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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).
L7 9National
Violence and sexual offences46.323.6
Shoplifting24.98.4
Burglary17.39.1
Drugs9.62.4
Public order8.14.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Other theft6.44.5
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
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.