Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 39.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Richard Martin Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 373rd lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richard Martin Road (L21 0ED) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% lower than the Ford average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richard Martin Road (L21 0ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gale Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Condron Road North (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Richard Martin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Condron Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bradley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Condron Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ripley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumpsty Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Lowden Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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