Postcode · Liverpool
Crime in L18 1DE
How much crime is recorded in L18 1DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wavertree Penny Lane
- Council
- Liverpool
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,158 (2024)
L18 1DELiverpool
How safe is L18 1DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the L18 1DE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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).
L18 1DENational
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Burglary3.79.1
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Other theft1.64.5
Public order0.94.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.41.5
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.