Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L18 2DA
How much crime is recorded in L18 2DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Childwall West & Wavertree Green
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,543 (2024)
L18 2DALiverpool
How safe is L18 2DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L18 2DA area, 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
14.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
L18 2DANational
Shoplifting18.08.4
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Public order6.84.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Burglary2.79.1
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs1.22.4
Other theft0.84.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.