Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L8 7NT
How much crime is recorded in L8 7NT, 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
- 1,097 (2024)
L8 7NTLiverpool
How safe is L8 7NT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 79.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L8 7NT area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
79.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
155
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 7NTNational
Violence and sexual offences62.623.6
Drugs29.62.4
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Public order11.84.6
Criminal damage and arson10.34.7
Burglary9.19.1
Vehicle crime7.93.5
Other theft6.74.5
Possession of weapons3.20.9
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.