Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L22 4QS
How much crime is recorded in L22 4QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterloo
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,623 (2024)
L22 4QSLiverpool
How safe is L22 4QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L22 4QS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 4QSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.823.6
Public order4.84.6
Burglary3.79.1
Drugs2.72.4
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.11.5
Other theft1.04.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.