Sutton vs Wavertree Village

Sutton has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 999 crimes in the last 12 months. Wavertree Village has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 1,255 crimes. Sutton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Sutton shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.6% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Wavertree Village shows +103.1% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Sutton, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (435 incidents). In Wavertree Village, it is Violent Crime (530 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Sutton recorded 79 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wavertree Village recorded 103. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Sutton totalled 435 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 530 in Wavertree Village. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Sutton recorded 1,026 crimes (now 999, a change of -2.6%). Wavertree Village recorded 618 crimes previously (now 1,255, +103.1%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Sutton has a resolution rate of 33.9% and Wavertree Village has 32.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Sutton falls within the Merseyside Police boundary. Wavertree Village is covered by Merseyside Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Sutton and Wavertree Village. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.