Total Crime Rate
72.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gorsey Lane area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gorsey Lane (L21 0DF) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower than the Ford average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gorsey Lane (L21 0DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Randall Drive, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farm View (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Randall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Four Acre Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Four Acre Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ryefield Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryefield Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Randall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Randall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Randall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Randall Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Randall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Randall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wheatfield View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Randall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Randall Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heath View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heath View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heath View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lonsdale Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lowden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pankhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lonsdale Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Wall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ripley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oatfield Lane | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirk Stone Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cross Hey | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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