Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 127.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

School Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 178th 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 School Lane (L21 7LZ) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Lane (L21 7LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Marina Avenue. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sefton Moss Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gale Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rimmer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sefton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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