Total Crime Rate
252.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
139.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moss Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 58th 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 Moss Lane (L21 7NW) in the last 12 months was 252.3 per 1,000 residents and was 160.3% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 139.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moss Lane (L21 7NW), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Boundary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Boundary Road | — |
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