Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L8 7
How much crime is recorded in L8 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 20,089 (2024)
L8 7Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L8 7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in L8 7, 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
39.4
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences30.423.6
Drugs11.42.4
Burglary9.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Public order7.04.6
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other theft4.14.5
Shoplifting3.08.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.