Total Crime Rate

8.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.7 1/10
  • Violent crimes 5.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Watergate Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Much Woolton & Hunts Cross , and the 45th 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 Watergate Way (L25 8TP) in the last 12 months was 8.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% lower than the Much Woolton & Hunts Cross average (70.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watergate Way (L25 8TP), the main crime hotspot is near Whitney Place. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watergate Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halewood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priors Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitney Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitney Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitney Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunts Cross Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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