Postcode sector · Liverpool
Crime in L16 9
How much crime is recorded in L16 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Population
- 3,142 (2024)
L16 9Postcode sector · Liverpool
How safe is L16 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in L16 9, 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
10.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Other theft0.54.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.32.4
Other crime0.31.5
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.