Total Crime Rate

159.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 159.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 37.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bradley Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 125th 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 Bradley Road (L21 7QF) in the last 12 months was 159.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% higher than the Ford average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradley Road (L21 7QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gale Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bark Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bradley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Daley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Gale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumpsty Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Moss Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Moss Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bradley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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