Total Crime Rate

41.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 41.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.0 3/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lowden Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 389th lowest 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 Lowden Avenue (L21 9JF) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowden Avenue (L21 9JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gale Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farm View (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowden Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wheatfield View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumpsty Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences William Wall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirk Stone Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lowden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sonning Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ripley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lonsdale Close Local resolution

Data Sources

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