Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L8 2TU
How much crime is recorded in L8 2TU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Toxteth Park
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,929 (2024)
L8 2TULiverpool
How safe is L8 2TU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L8 2TU area, 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
50.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
109
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 2TUNational
Violence and sexual offences41.923.6
Drugs18.52.4
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Public order10.14.6
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Burglary4.79.1
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Possession of weapons2.60.9
Other crime2.01.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Robbery1.01.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.