Total Crime Rate
130.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Green Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 173rd 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 Green Lane (L21 3UA) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Green Lane (L21 3UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maple Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Grove (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Church| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Seaforth And Litherland | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hicks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hicks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ridgewell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crescent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norfolk Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Seaforth And Litherland | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hicks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Seaforth And Litherland | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaforth And Litherland | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Balfe Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caradoc Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caradoc Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beech Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hicks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hicks Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ewart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Grove | Under investigation |
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