Wavertree Village vs Whiston and Cronton

Wavertree Village has a safety score of 3/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,255 crimes in the last 12 months. Whiston and Cronton has a safety score of 16/100 (High Crime) with 737 crimes. Whiston and Cronton scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Wavertree Village shows a year-on-year crime trend of +103.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Whiston and Cronton shows -8.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Wavertree Village, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (530 incidents). In Whiston and Cronton, it is Violent Crime (313 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Wavertree Village recorded 103 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Whiston and Cronton recorded 101. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Wavertree Village totalled 530 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 313 in Whiston and Cronton. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Wavertree Village recorded 618 crimes (now 1,255, a change of +103.1%). Whiston and Cronton recorded 804 crimes previously (now 737, -8.3%).

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 Village has a resolution rate of 32.7% and Whiston and Cronton has 33.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

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