Postcode district · Liverpool
Crime in L9
How much crime is recorded in L9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 38,803 (2024)
L9Postcode district · Liverpool
How safe is L9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in L9, 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
43.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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).
L9National
Violence and sexual offences37.823.6
Burglary8.29.1
Public order7.84.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Shoplifting6.88.4
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Drugs4.62.4
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime3.81.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.