Crime Rates at Elm Gardens, Liverpool, L21 1BE

Elm Gardens area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 267th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Gardens (L21 1BE) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% lower than the Linacre average (190.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Gardens (L21 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norfolk Place, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caradoc Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.