Crime Rates at Hornby Flats, Liverpool, L21 8LH

Hornby Flats area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 31st highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hornby Flats (L21 8LH) in the last 12 months was 349.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% higher than the Linacre average (186.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 165.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornby Flats (L21 8LH), the main crime hotspot is near Chelsea Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.