Total Crime Rate
126.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandy 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.
View Crime In Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harrowby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ewart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrowby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kings Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thomson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bedford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandown Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B5421 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gordon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hicks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Moorhead Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cullen Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cullen Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A5036 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lytton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elm Road | Under investigation |
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