Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L70
How much crime is recorded in L70, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 10,529 (2024)
L70Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L70
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in L70, 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
54.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
161
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).
L70National
Violence and sexual offences42.823.6
Shoplifting35.18.4
Burglary22.59.1
Drugs21.32.4
Anti-social behaviour15.210.7
Public order13.44.6
Other theft11.84.5
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Theft from the person4.82.1
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Other crime2.81.5
Robbery2.21.4
Possession of weapons1.80.9
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.