Total Crime Rate

140.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 140.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.9 10/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Ford Lane area has the 16th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 156th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ford Lane (L21 0HL) in the last 12 months was 140.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Lane (L21 0HL), 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 Ford Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oatfield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ford View Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ford View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm View Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Meadow View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Meadow View Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carr Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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