Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L8 2
How much crime is recorded in L8 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 9,885 (2024)
L8 2Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L8 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 61.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in L8 2, 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
61.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
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).
L8 2National
Violence and sexual offences49.923.6
Drugs16.42.4
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Public order10.64.6
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Burglary6.79.1
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Other theft6.34.5
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.