Total Crime Rate

225.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 225.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Drugs 17.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Green Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 79th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Green Lane (L21 0DN) in the last 12 months was 225.4 per 1,000 residents and was 132.5% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 144.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lane (L21 0DN), the main crime hotspot is near Farm View. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Acre Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heath View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Hey Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wheatfield View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Wall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lowden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Four Acre Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oatfield Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ford View —
Apr 2026Public order Ford View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath View —
Apr 2026Drugs Lonsdale Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Ford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow View —
Apr 2026Drugs Ripley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryefield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ryefield Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirk Stone Road West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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