Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L16 2LN
How much crime is recorded in L16 2LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Childwall East
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,388 (2024)
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How safe is L16 2LN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 7.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L16 2LN area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
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).
L16 2LNNational
Violence and sexual offences6.223.6
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Burglary1.79.1
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Other theft0.34.5
Other crime0.11.5
Public order0.04.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.