Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L8 4
How much crime is recorded in L8 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 9,768 (2024)
L8 4Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L8 4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in L8 4, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
85
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences26.923.6
Shoplifting19.18.4
Drugs10.82.4
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Public order6.64.6
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft4.34.5
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.