Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 100.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Sandy Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 235th 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 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower than the Church average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Road (L21 1AF), the main crime hotspot is near Sandown Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandy Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hicks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ridgewell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sandy Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs A5036 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A5036 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gladstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Norfolk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ewart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ewart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hicks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hicks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hicks Road
Sep 2025Other theft Hicks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Park Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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