Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L22 9QL
How much crime is recorded in L22 9QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterloo
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,479 (2024)
L22 9QLLiverpool
How safe is L22 9QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L22 9QL 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
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 9QLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order4.14.6
Shoplifting2.98.4
Drugs2.52.4
Other theft2.54.5
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Burglary0.39.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.