Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L8 3SD
How much crime is recorded in L8 3SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Princes Park
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,477 (2024)
L8 3SDLiverpool
How safe is L8 3SD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L8 3SD 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
51.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 3SDNational
Violence and sexual offences38.823.6
Burglary13.29.1
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Public order8.14.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Drugs6.22.4
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Other theft5.04.5
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.