Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L16 2NB
How much crime is recorded in L16 2NB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Court Hey & Swanside
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,584 (2024)
L16 2NBLiverpool
How safe is L16 2NB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L16 2NB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 2NBNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Public order4.64.6
Drugs4.02.4
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other theft2.14.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.