Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L8 8LG
How much crime is recorded in L8 8LG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Toxteth
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,107 (2024)
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How safe is L8 8LG
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 8LG 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
L8 8LGNational
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.