Total Crime Rate

465.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 465.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 85.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.5 10/10
  • Public order 37.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Robbery 16.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sefton Road area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 18th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sefton Road (L21 7PG) in the last 12 months was 465.2 per 1,000 residents and was 372.8% higher than the Church average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 133.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sefton Road (L21 7PG), 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 Sefton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marina Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marina Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Litherland Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ince Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs New Market Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sefton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Delta Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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