Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mitchell Crescent area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 428th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mitchell Crescent (L21 9JD) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Ford average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mitchell Crescent (L21 9JD), the main crime hotspot is near Marina Avenue. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mitchell Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Cambridge Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gale Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Sefton Moss Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Litherland Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Litherland Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Litherland Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Litherland Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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