Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L16 8PD
How much crime is recorded in L16 8PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Childwall West & Wavertree Green
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,729 (2024)
L16 8PDLiverpool
How safe is L16 8PD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L16 8PD area, 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
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 8PDNational
Violence and sexual offences12.623.6
Burglary4.99.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order2.44.6
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.74.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Drugs0.22.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.