Wavertree Garden Suburb vs Yew Tree

Wavertree Garden Suburb has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 851 crimes in the last 12 months. Yew Tree has a safety score of 2/100 (High Crime) with 1,421 crimes. Wavertree Garden Suburb scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Wavertree Garden Suburb shows a year-on-year crime trend of +122.2% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Yew Tree shows +55.6% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Wavertree Garden Suburb, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (339 incidents). In Yew Tree, it is Violent Crime (659 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Wavertree Garden Suburb recorded 77 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Yew Tree recorded 192. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Wavertree Garden Suburb totalled 339 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 659 in Yew Tree. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Wavertree Garden Suburb recorded 383 crimes (now 851, a change of +122.2%). Yew Tree recorded 913 crimes previously (now 1,421, +55.6%).

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. Wavertree Garden Suburb has a resolution rate of 31.2% and Yew Tree has 21%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Wavertree Garden Suburb falls within the Merseyside Police boundary. Yew Tree 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 Wavertree Garden Suburb and Yew Tree. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.