Total Crime Rate
41.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gorsey Lane area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 389th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gorsey Lane (L21 0DH) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gorsey Lane (L21 0DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gale Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bark Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pankhurst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ripley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumpsty Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bradley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Gale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lowden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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