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Safety index · Liverpool · data through July 2026

Is Wavertree Village safe?

Wavertree Village shows a typical level of reported crime for Liverpool. Its SafeRoute safety index is 47 out of 100 — 8 points below the Liverpool median of 55, ranking 37th of 64 Liverpool wards — based on 194 incidents reported to Merseyside Police within 1 km of the ward centre over the month to July 2026.

47/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the centre of Wavertree Village — higher is safer. 37th of 64 Liverpool wards.

DATA THROUGH JULY 2026 · 1 MONTH OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Liverpool — a typical Liverpool ward sits near 55. It ranks Wavertree Village against other wards here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (44% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Where incidents cluster

Smithdown RoadChildwall Road ward centre 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
194 incidents reported within 1 km of the Wavertree Village centre · Merseyside Police data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the ward centre is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
85 · 44%
Anti-social behaviour
28 · 14%
Public order
16 · 8%
Criminal damage & arson
12 · 6%
Burglary
9 · 5%
Drugs
10 · 5%

Walking in Wavertree Village at night?

SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.

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Common questions

Is Wavertree Village safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 47/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Wavertree Village?

Violent crime — 85 of 194 incidents (44%) reported within 1 km of the ward centre over the month to July 2026.

How is the Wavertree Village safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each police-recorded incident by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last published month within 1 km of the ward centre, and normalises against Liverpool rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Liverpool, so scores compare wards to each other and cannot be read against another city's.