Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L15 2JA
How much crime is recorded in L15 2JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wavertree West
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 4,132 (2024)
L15 2JALiverpool
How safe is L15 2JA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 43.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L15 2JA area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
L15 2JANational
Violence and sexual offences32.623.6
Burglary13.89.1
Drugs8.52.4
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Public order6.74.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Other theft4.54.5
Shoplifting3.48.4
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.