Wavertree West
Middle areaWest Liverpool. 10,684 people in 1.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Wavertree West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Wavertree West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wavertree West at a rate of 92.8 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 | 430 |
| Other crime | 191 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 88 |
| Drug offences | 86 |
| Vehicle crime | 63 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 59 |
| Burglary | 37 |
| Shoplifting | 22 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Wavertree West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Wavertree West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wavertree West at a rate of 92.8 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, 87 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wavertree West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (430), other crime (191) and criminal damage and arson (88).
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 West alone. See Liverpool
Wavertree West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Wavertree West was £134,000 in 2025.
Wavertree West had 9,837 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Wavertree West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wavertree West, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.