Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L16 4
How much crime is recorded in L16 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 4,195 (2024)
L16 4Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L16 4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in L16 4, 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
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary5.39.1
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other theft1.44.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.