Total Crime Rate
96.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Orrell Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 242nd 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 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orrell Road (L21 8NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orrell Mount, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melville Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Litherland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Orrell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walker Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Philip'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Orrell Mount | Under investigation |
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