Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L16 3
How much crime is recorded in L16 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 5,748 (2024)
L16 3Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L16 3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in L16 3, 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
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 3National
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Burglary2.69.1
Public order2.34.6
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.54.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.