Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L16 6
How much crime is recorded in L16 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,436 (2024)
L16 6Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L16 6
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in L16 6, 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
34
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Burglary7.49.1
Public order4.64.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft1.94.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.