Childwall, Liverpool: Safety
Safety
Childwall's crime rate sits well below the UK average. You're looking at around 33 to 37 recorded incidents per month, compared to the national average of 58 to 60. Better still, the trend is heading in the right direction.
Total crimes dropped from 439 in 2024 to 398 in 2025, and 2026 figures so far suggest they'll keep falling. Anti-social behaviour is well below the UK average, and burglary and vehicle crime are both modest by national standards.
Compared to nearby neighbourhoods like Belle Vale and Broadgreen, Childwall records noticeably fewer crimes overall. Calderstones, just next door, is even quieter. This part of Liverpool generally has a more settled residential character.
Source: police-recorded crime for Childwall ward (Merseyside Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Childwall ward: Merseyside Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Childwall ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
31.7
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
North West region average
99
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Roby
64.5
Similar to
Swanside
33.9
Lower than
Belle Vale
108.7
Lower than
Church
61.9
Lower than
Gateacre
35.7
Lower than
Woolton Village
72.2
Lower than
Broadgreen
113.4
Lower than
Wavertree Garden Suburb
69.1
Similar to
Calderstones
33.4
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Childwall ward and the North West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences38%39%
- Anti-social behaviour14%17%
- Public order12%8%
- Criminal damage and arson11%8%
- Vehicle crime8%3%
- Burglary5%3%
- Other theft4%5%
- Drugs3%5%
- Other crime2%2%
- Shoplifting1%6%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Robbery1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
