Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L8 8HD
How much crime is recorded in L8 8HD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Toxteth
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,107 (2024)
L8 8HDLiverpool
How safe is L8 8HD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 50.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L8 8HD 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
50.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 8HDNational
Violence and sexual offences39.823.6
Drugs18.02.4
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Burglary7.89.1
Public order7.14.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Other theft4.34.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Robbery1.21.4
Shoplifting1.08.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.