Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 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 65.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bark Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 360th highest 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 Bark Road (L21 7QN) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.9% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bark Road (L21 7QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gale Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Condron Road North (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bark Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Moss Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Condron Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Condron Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moss Lane
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Daley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkstone Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Moss Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moss Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumpsty Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bradley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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