Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L22 2BD
How much crime is recorded in L22 2BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterloo
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,490 (2024)
L22 2BDLiverpool
How safe is L22 2BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L22 2BD area, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
L22 2BDNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Burglary7.89.1
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.24.5
Shoplifting1.68.4
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% 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.