Total Crime Rate

109.3 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 109.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Orrell Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 210th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orrell Road (L21 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 109.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% higher than the Ford average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orrell Road (L21 8NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Ecclesall Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Ford

Crime Over Time in Orrell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartford Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ecclesall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orrell Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orrell Mount Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margaret Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartford Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartford Drive —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑