Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 85.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Ford View area has the 41st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 274th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ford View (L21 0EU) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% lower 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 11 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). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford View (L21 0EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ford Lane, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farm View (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ford View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow View
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lonsdale Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Hey Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirk Stone Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Four Acre Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oatfield Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Wheatfield View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ford View
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Wall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heath View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath View
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath View
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryefield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ryefield Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Ford View Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Four Acre Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ford Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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