Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Highfield Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Church , and the 248th 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 Highfield Road (L21 9NH) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% lower than the Church average (103.6 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (L21 9NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highfield Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brendon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brendon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tenby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Moss Bank Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatton Hill Road —
Sep 2025Public order Enstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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