Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L7
How much crime is recorded in L7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 45,870 (2024)
L7Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in L7, 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
45.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
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).
L7National
Violence and sexual offences35.623.6
Burglary15.19.1
Drugs11.72.4
Public order8.44.6
Shoplifting7.88.4
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Other theft5.94.5
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime1.81.5
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.