Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L8 5
How much crime is recorded in L8 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 9,161 (2024)
L8 5Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L8 5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in L8 5, 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
35.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Drugs14.72.4
Burglary14.09.1
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Shoplifting6.48.4
Other theft5.84.5
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Public order5.34.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.