Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Wavertree Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brownlow Hill , and the 675th highest crime rate of 1,552 local areas in Liverpool .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wavertree Road (L7 1PG) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% lower than the Brownlow Hill average (640.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wavertree Road (L7 1PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wedgewood Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ivatt Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wavertree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ivatt Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belltower Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sirdar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wedgewood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedgewood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wedgewood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wedgewood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Peet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old College Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belltower Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Agnes Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Silkstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helena Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivatt Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Claughton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edge Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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