Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 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 60.3 6/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Waterloo Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in City Centre North , and the 599th 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 Waterloo Road (L3 0BU) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% lower than the City Centre North average (546.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (L3 0BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gibraltar Row, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterloo Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Greenock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gibraltar Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Galton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Galton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Galton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Galton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Denison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Denison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Denison Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Paisley Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibraltar Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Jessop Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibraltar Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road —
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jesse Hartley Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Greenock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibraltar Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Jessop Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Jessop Way —
Apr 2026Shoplifting William Jessop Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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