Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L16 7
How much crime is recorded in L16 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 6,144 (2024)
L16 7Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L16 7
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in L16 7, 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 7National
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Burglary4.59.1
Public order3.74.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.44.5
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.