Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 60.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beach Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 381st highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beach Road (L21 2PP) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% lower than the Ford average (96.9 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beach Road (L21 2PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandy Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Viking Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beach Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Tenby Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cullen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cullen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorhead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Field Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viking Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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