Crime in L21: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
L21 recorded 226 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.77 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 44.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 2.2% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring74.58 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment226 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 2.2% year-on-year
Total Crimes
226Annual Crime Rate
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Within L21 district
Sefton
Estimated population
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District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Durham Road Map | total: 18 Violence and sexual offences: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 2 | 18 |
| Bowland Drive Map | total: 8 Public order: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3 | 8 |
| Palmerston Avenue Map | total: 7 Shoplifting: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 7 |
| Ismay Road Map | total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 6 |
| Gale Road Map | total: 5 Shoplifting: 4 Robbery: 1 | 5 |
| Pendle Drive Map | total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Drugs: 1 | 5 |
| Rimrose Valley Road Map | total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 4 |
| Ford View Map | total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 | 4 |
| Bedford Place Map | total: 3 Burglary: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 3 |
| Kings Park Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 | 3 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: L21
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in L21 (44.2%). Public Order (11.1%) and Drug Offences (8.4%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in L21 has fallen slightly — by 2.2%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for L21 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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