Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L8
How much crime is recorded in L8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 56,204 (2024)
L8Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in L8, 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
90
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).
L8National
Violence and sexual offences33.123.6
Drugs12.22.4
Burglary8.99.1
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Public order7.34.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Shoplifting5.18.4
Other theft5.04.5
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.