Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.7 5/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 7th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in City Centre North , and the 574th lowest crime rate of 1,559 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 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% lower than the City Centre North average (508.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (L3 0BU), the main crime hotspot is near Waterloo Road. Police recorded 43 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 Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Paisley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Jesse Hartley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Jessop Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Galton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Jessop Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Paisley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting William Jessop Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gibraltar Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Gibraltar Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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