Total Crime Rate

67.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 67.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brunel Drive area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 349th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brunel Drive (L21 9LP) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brunel Drive (L21 9LP), the main crime hotspot is near Farm View. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brunel Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm View Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brindley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brindley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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