Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L8 8
How much crime is recorded in L8 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 11,491 (2024)
L8 8Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L8 8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in L8 8, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
41.3
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences31.023.6
Drugs11.82.4
Shoplifting10.38.4
Public order6.94.6
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft3.54.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.