Total Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Four Acre Drive area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 370th highest 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 Four Acre Drive (L21 0EN) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Four Acre Drive (L21 0EN), 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 Four Acre Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gorsey Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Lonsdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B5422 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B5422 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Meadow View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Close —
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 2025Drugs Ford View Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oatfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lonsdale Close Local resolution
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 Ford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford View Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lonsdale Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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