Total Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

William Wall Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 296th lowest 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 William Wall Road (L21 0DU) in the last 12 months was 30.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Ford average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Wall Road (L21 0DU), the main crime hotspot is near Ford Lane. Police recorded 23 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 William Wall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5422 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B5422 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lonsdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oatfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Lane
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ford View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm View Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lonsdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lonsdale Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ford View Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pankhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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