Crime Rates at Ocean Road, Liverpool, L21 8NH

Ocean Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Linacre , and the 90th 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 Ocean Road (L21 8NH) in the last 12 months was 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ocean Road (L21 8NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marina Avenue, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.