Total Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.2 3/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Alton Avenue area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 89 local areas in Ford , and the 366th 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 Alton Avenue (L21 9NN) in the last 12 months was 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Ford average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alton Avenue (L21 9NN), the main crime hotspot is near Highfield Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Greenfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Tenby Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brendon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brendon Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Enstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatton Hill Road —
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Data Sources

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