Total Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 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 121.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wilsons Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 189th 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 Wilsons Lane (L21 7LS) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilsons Lane (L21 7LS), the main crime hotspot is near Marina Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilsons Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Moss Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rimmer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sefton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Moss Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Litherland Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Delta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marina Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marina Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs New Market Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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