Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L9 2
How much crime is recorded in L9 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 7,664 (2024)
L9 2Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L9 2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in L9 2, 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
49.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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).
L9 2National
Violence and sexual offences42.823.6
Public order11.74.6
Shoplifting11.58.4
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Burglary8.69.1
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Drugs5.32.4
Other theft4.54.5
Other crime4.51.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.