Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L8 8AP
How much crime is recorded in L8 8AP, 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
- 2,420 (2024)
L8 8APLiverpool
How safe is L8 8AP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 51.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L8 8AP area, well 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
51.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
99
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 8APNational
Violence and sexual offences40.623.6
Drugs15.32.4
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Public order9.34.6
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Vehicle crime8.13.5
Burglary4.99.1
Other theft1.74.5
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.