Total Crime Rate

137.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 137.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.6 9/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Litherland Park area has the 15th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 157th 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 Litherland Park (L21 9HR) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% higher than the Church average (98.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Litherland Park (L21 9HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marina Avenue, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overton Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Litherland Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Litherland Park Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cambridge Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sefton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marina Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marina Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sonning Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jersey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marina Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newlyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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