Crime Rates at Lawton Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 9QL

Lawton Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 387th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawton Road (L22 9QL) in the last 12 months was 59.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower than the Church average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawton Road (L22 9QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fir Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norma Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.