Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ascot Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 462nd 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 Ascot Avenue (L21 2PS) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Ford average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ascot Avenue (L21 2PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ascot Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gowrie Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Robbery Viking Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Viking Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Viking Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ridgewell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tenby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Moss Bank Park Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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