Total Crime Rate
30.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025William 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.
View Crime In Ford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lonsdale Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B5422 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | B5422 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lonsdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lonsdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ford Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oatfield Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ford Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ford Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ford View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm View | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lonsdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lonsdale Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Farm View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ford View | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pankhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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