Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L16 2LU
How much crime is recorded in L16 2LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Childwall East
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,311 (2024)
L16 2LULiverpool
How safe is L16 2LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L16 2LU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 2LUNational
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Burglary3.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.61.4
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Drugs0.02.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.