Crime by Postcode
L70Postcode district

L70 crime rate and crime map

Recorded crime in L70 is 3.4 times the Knowsley average and 3.6 times the England and Wales average. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences. Police data to August 2026.

Liverpool. 291 residents in 1 neighbourhoods.

Safety
1/10High crime
Living
7.6/10Good
vs the council
3.4×the Knowsley average
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Safety and Living

Safety

Crime severity: 3.4× the Knowsley average (3.6× the England and Wales average)

Crime only, by how serious it is. Compared with every postcode district. Higher is safer.

Living

Based on schools, transport, health, supermarkets, weighted by importance. Crime is not part of it. Higher is better.

Neighbourhoods by Safety

Knowsley 005A: Safety 2 out of 10, high crime
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

Crime over 5 years

Too few crimes here to give a change Recorded crimes in L70, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 5 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 20225Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: 6 crimesSep 2022 – Aug 20236Sep 2023 – Aug 2024: 4 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 20244Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 4 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 20254Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: 4 crimesSep 2025 – Aug 20264

What is recorded

Crime severity: 3.4× the Knowsley average (3.6× the England and Wales average). 316 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences: 51% of the harm here
  • Drugs: 15% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 9% of the harm here

Anti-social behaviour: 47 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Shops, transport, schools and health

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Scores use fixed distance bands, so they do not depend on other districts. Higher is better.

Supermarkets

Good accessScore 8 out of 10
  • Typical distance to a large supermarket: 1.4 km.
  • Makro Liverpool (Makro), 1.4 km from the district centre
  • Morrisons Kirkby (Morrisons), 2.3 km from the district centre
  • Tesco Deysbrook Barracks Superstore (Tesco), 4.5 km from the district centre

Transport

Excellent accessScore 9 out of 10
  • Typical number of bus stops within 400 m: 8.
  • Nearest railway station: Headbolt Lane, 2.9 km from the district centre
  • Nearest tram or metro stop: Starr Gate (Blackpool Tramway), 39.9 km from the district centre

Schools

Fair schools nearbyScore 6 out of 10

Primary schools within 2 km

  • Park Brow Community Primary School: Needs attention (report card, 2026), 700 m away
  • St Marie's Catholic Primary School: Good (ungraded inspection, 2021), 1.9 km away
  • No rated secondary school within 2 km, so that half of the score counts as 1.

Health

Good accessScore 8 out of 10
  • Nearest GP surgery: ST. LAURENCE'S MEDICAL CENTRE, 1.5 km from the district centre, CQC rating: Good, rated 2016
  • Nearest hospital with A&E: Aintree University Hospital, 7.2 km from the district centre

Crime by type

Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

TypePer 1,000 a year
Robbery4.5
Burglary10.9
Violence and sexual offences94.1
Drugs36.9
Possession of weapons3.3
Other crime4.7
Other theft32.9
Theft from the person20.5
Vehicle crime14.8
Criminal damage and arson18.2
Public order32.1
Bicycle theft5.7
Shoplifting37.7

Trend over the years

Crime severity per resident (sentence-days of the crimes recorded each year). Hatched bars are years with fewer than twelve months of data for most residents.

201649.4201749.9201855.4201957.1202046.0202166.2202266.9202353.6202447.5202550.9202649.1

Last 12 months: 50.8 against a 10-year average of 54.3, 6% lower.

Questions about crime in L70

Is L70 a safe place to live?
L70 scores 1 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every postcode district in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 3.4 times the Knowsley average.
What is the most common crime in L70?
The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences, about 94 per 1,000 residents a year.
How does crime in L70 compare with Knowsley?
Crime severity in L70 is 3.4 times the Knowsley average.

Nearest town

Council: Knowsley

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