Total Crime Rate
78.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wavertree Vale area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 757th lowest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wavertree Vale (L15 1ER) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Edge Hill average (93.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 68.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wavertree Vale (L15 1ER), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Liverpool| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Macdonald Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Macdonald Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bishopgate Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Methuen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishopgate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishopgate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Talton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Methuen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cinema Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ash Vale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Willow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Strathcona Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ash Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Vale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plumer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Plumer Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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