Total Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Waterford Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Belle Vale , and the 611th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterford Road (L27 1XN) in the last 12 months was 103.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% higher than the Belle Vale average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterford Road (L27 1XN), the main crime hotspot is near Runton Road. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Runton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmview Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Runton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Runton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paveley Bank Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Runton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulshaw Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Durweston Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stapleford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Runton Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Handel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aurorean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aurorean Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Endbrook Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Naylorsfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waterford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maytree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeyvale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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