Total Crime Rate
175.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
82.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Field Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Church , and the 114th 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 Field Lane (L21 9NE) in the last 12 months was 175.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Field Lane (L21 9NE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Caledonian Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tenby Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newlyn Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alton Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Field Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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