Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L16 8
How much crime is recorded in L16 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 7,619 (2024)
L16 8Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L16 8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in L16 8, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Burglary4.59.1
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft0.84.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Drugs0.32.4
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.