Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L16 5EW
How much crime is recorded in L16 5EW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Childwall East
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,317 (2024)
L16 5EWLiverpool
How safe is L16 5EW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L16 5EW 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
10.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 5EWNational
Burglary5.49.1
Violence and sexual offences4.723.6
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Other theft1.74.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Public order0.14.6
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.