Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L8 9SN
How much crime is recorded in L8 9SN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dingle
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,356 (2024)
L8 9SNLiverpool
How safe is L8 9SN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L8 9SN 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
53.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 9SNNational
Violence and sexual offences43.523.6
Shoplifting12.08.4
Drugs10.32.4
Public order9.74.6
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Burglary3.19.1
Robbery1.91.4
Other theft1.74.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.