The data is provided by Local Insights using Merseyside Police’s crime numbers, which break down criminal offences reported in the city into specific neighbourhoods.
The latest data is for the period from September 2024 to August 2025, with the rankings based on the number of break-ins per 1,000 households in each neighbourhood.
The city of Liverpool is divided into 60 Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOAs) - or neighbourhoods - and the figures refer to where the burglaries occurred, not where they were reported from.
We have listed the neighbourhoods in the city with the largest number of reported burglaries in the gallery below. All photos are for illustrative purposes only and figures do not refer to any individual buildings or streets.
5. Wavertree South
In the Wavertree South area, there were 20 burglaries per 1,000 households. | Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0
6. Edge Hill
In the Edge Hill area, there were 18.4 burglaries per 1,000 households. | Google Street View
7. Kensington
In the Kensington area, there were 18.3 burglaries per 1,000 households. | Google Photo: Google
8. Kirkdale North
In the Kirkdale North area, there were 17 burglaries per 1,000 households. | Google Earth