Total Crime Rate

102.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 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
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

Ash Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 231st 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 Ash Road (L21 2PY) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Road (L21 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Palmerston Avenue. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hawarden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Palmerston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moorhead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seaforth And Litherland Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seaforth And Litherland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hicks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cullen Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cullen Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viking Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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