Waterfront South vs Wavertree Village

Waterfront South has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 3,479 crimes in the last 12 months. Wavertree Village has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) with 1,255 crimes. Waterfront South scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Waterfront South shows a year-on-year crime trend of +495.7% — meaning total crimes rose 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 Waterfront South, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (1,051 incidents). In Wavertree Village, it is Violent Crime (530 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Waterfront South recorded 291 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 Waterfront South totalled 1,051 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, Waterfront South recorded 584 crimes (now 3,479, a change of +495.7%). 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. Waterfront South has a resolution rate of 38.3% and Wavertree Village has 32.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Waterfront South 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 Waterfront South and Wavertree Village. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.