Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L8 3
How much crime is recorded in L8 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 8,997 (2024)
L8 3Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L8 3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in L8 3, 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
52.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences40.523.6
Drugs10.62.4
Shoplifting10.48.4
Public order9.24.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Burglary7.49.1
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Other theft6.54.5
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
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.