Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L7 9LU
How much crime is recorded in L7 9LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Fairfield West & Newsham Park
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,866 (2024)
How safe is L7 9LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L7 9LU area, 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
60.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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 9LUNational
Violence and sexual offences50.723.6
Burglary13.29.1
Drugs10.12.4
Shoplifting10.08.4
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Public order7.44.6
Other theft6.84.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other crime2.81.5
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
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.