Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 42.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Watling Avenue area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Ford , and the 368th highest crime rate of 929 local areas in Sefton .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watling Avenue (L21 9NU) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% lower than the Ford average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Avenue (L21 9NU), 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 Watling Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Overton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Newlyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jersey Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sonning Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirk Stone Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ripley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brindley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Caledonian Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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