Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L8 9
How much crime is recorded in L8 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 5,039 (2024)
L8 9Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L8 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in L8 9, 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
43.3
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences36.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Drugs9.52.4
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Public order7.24.6
Shoplifting4.88.4
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft2.84.5
Burglary2.49.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.