Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L15 5BY
How much crime is recorded in L15 5BY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wavertree Penny Lane
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,572 (2024)
L15 5BYLiverpool
How safe is L15 5BY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L15 5BY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 5BYNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Shoplifting12.98.4
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Burglary3.49.1
Public order3.24.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.84.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 113% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.