Total Crime Rate

175.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 175.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Appleton Road 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 Appleton Road (L21 9NJ) 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 Appleton Road (L21 9NJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Appleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Alton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tenby Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Caledonian Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Field Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newlyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windsor Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Alton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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