Total Crime Rate

126.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 126.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sandy Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 180th 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 Sandy Road (L21 1AF) in the last 12 months was 126.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher than the Church average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Road (L21 1AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norfolk Place, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandown Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrowby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ewart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrowby Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Park
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B5421 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hicks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorhead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cullen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cullen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Elm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A5036 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elm Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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