Crime Rates at Picton Road, Wavertree, Liverpool, L15 4LJ

Picton Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Edge Hill , and the 627th highest crime rate of 1,559 local areas in Liverpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Picton Road (L15 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% higher than the Edge Hill average (96.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 77.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Picton Road (L15 4LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Picton Grove, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Banner Street (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.