Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L8 7JZ
How much crime is recorded in L8 7JZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chinatown, St James & Georgian Quarter
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,407 (2024)
L8 7JZLiverpool
How safe is L8 7JZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L8 7JZ area, 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
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
L8 7JZNational
Violence and sexual offences20.123.6
Shoplifting13.48.4
Burglary11.59.1
Vehicle crime10.43.5
Drugs9.32.4
Other theft9.04.5
Public order4.94.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Robbery3.61.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.