Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L15 8LY
How much crime is recorded in L15 8LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wavertree East
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,547 (2024)
L15 8LYLiverpool
How safe is L15 8LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L15 8LY area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 8LYNational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Burglary12.09.1
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order3.44.6
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime1.61.5
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.