Total Crime Rate

60.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 60.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 16.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Greenfield Lane area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 377th 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 Greenfield Lane (L21 9NP) in the last 12 months was 60.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower than the Ford average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenfield Lane (L21 9NP), the main crime hotspot is near Overton Avenue. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Greenfield Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Field Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brindley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Newlyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Tenby Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Caledonian Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alton Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Alton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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