Total Crime Rate

405.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 405.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 137.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 131.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.1 10/10
  • Other theft 44.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waverley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Aigburth , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waverley Road (L17 8UB) in the last 12 months was 405.8 per 1,000 residents and was 606.4% higher than the Aigburth average (57.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 82.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waverley Road (L17 8UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thirlstane Street, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waverley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Little Parkfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Siddeley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sefton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sefton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Forge Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Siddeley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Little Parkfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thirlstane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belem Close —
Apr 2026Public order Belem Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bickerton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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