Total Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 26.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church 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 Church Road (L21 8NY) 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 Church Road (L21 8NY), the main crime hotspot is near Marina Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rimmer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Moss Villas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sefton Moss Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bradley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marina Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marina Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Gale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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