Total Crime Rate

103.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 103.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Moss Lane area has the 34th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 228th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moss Lane (L21 7PS) in the last 12 months was 103.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moss Lane (L21 7PS), the main crime hotspot is near Condron Road North. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Moss Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumpsty Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vincent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Condron Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Condron Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Condron Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moss Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moss Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Daley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bradley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstone Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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