Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterloo Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 194th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

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 Waterloo Road (L22 1RE) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% higher than the Church average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 68.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (L22 1RE), the main crime hotspot is near Waterloo Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great George'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brunswick Mews Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterloo Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cambridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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