Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L70 2
How much crime is recorded in L70 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 2,751 (2024)
L70 2Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L70 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in L70 2, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).
L70 2National
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Burglary6.19.1
Public order3.44.6
Drugs3.22.4
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.