Total Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Mead Avenue area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 378th lowest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mead Avenue (L21 7QL) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mead Avenue (L21 7QL), the main crime hotspot is near Daley Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mead Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Sefton Moss Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartford Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartford Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartford Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moss Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gale Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Moss Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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