Wavertree South
Middle areaSouth west Liverpool. 11,433 people in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Wavertree South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wavertree South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wavertree South at a rate of 94.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 136.4 per 1,000 people across Liverpool.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 431 |
| Other crime | 218 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 130 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 68 |
| Shoplifting | 63 |
| Drug offences | 56 |
| Vehicle crime | 45 |
| Burglary | 39 |
| Robbery | 23 |
| Theft from the person | 5 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wavertree South compares
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Is Wavertree South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wavertree South at a rate of 94.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 136.4 per 1,000 people across Liverpool.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 103 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wavertree South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (431), other crime (218) and anti-social behaviour (130).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Liverpool
These figures are published for the whole of Liverpool, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Liverpool and not Wavertree South alone. See Liverpool
Wavertree South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wavertree South was £175,000 in 2025.
Wavertree South had 10,802 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Wavertree South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wavertree South, 99.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.