Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 113.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Sefton Moss Villas area has the 19th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 203rd 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 Sefton Moss Villas (L21 7QX) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Church average (103.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sefton Moss Villas (L21 7QX), the main crime hotspot is near Marina Avenue. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sefton Moss Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Litherland Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Litherland Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sefton Moss Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rimmer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Litherland Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Litherland Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gale Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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